The Federal Communications Commission is planning a review of the US emergency alert systems. Both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WAS) will be subject to a “re-examination” by the agency. “We want to ensure that these programs deliver the results that Americans want and need,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr posted on X.
The announcement of this plan notes that the infrastructure underlying the EAS — which includes radio, television, satellite and cable systems — is 31 years old, while the framework underpinning the WAS mobile device alerts is 13
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