other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2005-04-13 · Effective 2005-05-13 · 70 FR 19312
Document
Document number
05-7412
Federal Register citation
70 FR 19312
CFR reference
47 CFR 11
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2005-04-13
Effective date
2005-05-13
FCC docket
EB Docket No. 04-51
Abstract
This document adopts revisions to the Federal Communication Commission's (Commission's) rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) that will allow wireless cable television systems to provide EAS alerts to their subscribers in a more efficient and less burdensome manner. Specifically, wireless cable system operators will now be able to install equipment that provides a means to switch all programmed channels to a predesignated channel that carries an EAS alert in lieu of installing an EAS decoder for each and every system channel. Accordingly, upon receipt of an EAS alert, subscribers' equipment will automatically be tuned to the channel carrying the EAS message.