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FCC Plans Vote on Improving Accessibility of Emergency Alerts

By George Winslow published

Emergency alerts, promoting competition in satellite broadband and the E-Rate program are on the agenda for the FCC’s December Open Meeting

Regulatory and Standards
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NextGen TV: America’s Global Leadership Opportunity to Improve Alerting

By John Lawson published

ATSC 3.0 has given us a powerful tool to improve emergency alerts

Opinions
EAS

FCC Reminds EAS Participants of Accessibility Requirements

By George Winslow published

Alerts for August 11 test must be accessible to those with visual and hearing impairments

Regulatory and Standards
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Video Streamers: We Shouldn't Have to Relay Emergency Alerts

By John Eggerton of B&C published

Tell FCC mandate would be burdensome, impracticable, and of little benefit

Regulatory and Standards
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No National IPAWS Test in 2020, Per FEMA

By Michael Balderston published

Next national test will take place in 2021

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Nationwide EAS Test Results Reveal Strong TV/Cable Participation

By Susan Ashworth published

First nationwide test of WEA successful, though many reported issues with reception.

Regulatory and Standards
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DAS, Monroe Electronics Announce Version 4.0 Software

By Phil Kurz published

Release is a complete OS upgrade for the DASDEC-II and One-Net SE alerting systems.

Products
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ACA to Hill: ATSC 3.0 Rollout Could Hurt Emergency Alerts

By TV Technology Staff published

NextGen TV
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AWARN Alliance Looks to Leverage Newsgathering for Emergency Info

By Phil Kurz published

The alliance’s executive director sees an opportunity to better inform the public.

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AWARN Is Addressing the Major Questions Around ATSC 3.0 Alerting

By John Lawson published

Alliance quickly has become the forum for holistically examining the major issues around the launch of advanced alerting.

NextGen TV
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