Both the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts will be subject to a "re-examination" by the agency.

WASHINGTON —As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has embarked on a major effort to reexamine the national alert and warning systems, including the Emergency Alert System and Wireless ...

FCC Embarks on Major Reexamination of Emergency Alert Systems Carr did stress that the FCC would be voting in July to “eliminate 98 obsolete broadcast rules and requirements—totaling 5,117 words and a ...

The FCC voted to move forward with a “ground-up re-examination” of the national alert and warning systems at its August open meeting. The notice of proposed rulemaking its three commissioners ...

He also promised that the agency will embark on a major review of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts in August. He called it a “ground-up re-examination.” “EAS sends lifesaving ...

The action builds on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s recently announced “Build America Agenda,” which includes a sweeping review of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts platform.

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Newly released emails in the aftermath of the fires show how many residents were confused about which areas were actually under evacuation warnings.