FCC ADDS BLUE ALERTS TO THE NATION’S EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS
FCC ADDS BLUE ALERTS TO THE NATION’S EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS Blue Alerts Can Protect Law Enforcement Officers and Communities WASHINGTON, December 14, 2017—The Federal Communications Commission today added a new alert option—called a “Blue Alert”—to the nation’s emergency alerting systems. Blue Alerts can be used by state and local authorities to notify the public of […]
FCC Public Notice: PSHSB Announces Comment Dates for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen the Emergency Alert System
DA 16-311 March 24, 2016 PS Docket Nos. 15-94 and 15-91 Comment Date: May 9, 2016 Reply Comment Date: June 7, 2016 On January 28, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes revisions intended to strengthen the Emergency Alert System (EAS) by facilitating state and […]