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On August 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reexamine the nation’s warning and alert systems, including the Wireless ...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—SOS Technologies, a provider of life safety and emergency communication solutions, has announced that New York City has partnered with SOS to deploy its new Emergency Alert ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking for public input as it takes a fresh look at the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), two critical tools for ...

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...

At its August Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reexamine the Emergency Alert System. Now the NAB is making its voice heard, warning that modernization must preserve ...

The Emergency Alert System “has not reached its maximum usefulness thanks to the evolution of modern technology.” Those are comments made by state broadcast associations in a recent joint filing with ...

Several broadcast technology developers say they can offer the FCC solutions that would push EAS beyond its current limits and possibly reshape emergency alerting in the United States. The FCC is in ...