Wireless Emergency Alerts; Amendments to Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System
other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2016-11-01 · Effective 2019-05-01 · 81 FR 75710
Document
Document number
2016-26120
Federal Register citation
81 FR 75710
CFR reference
47 CFR 10
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2016-11-01
Effective date
2019-05-01
FCC docket
PS Docket No. 15-91
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts revisions to Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) rules to take advantage of the significant technological changes and improvements experienced by the mobile wireless industry since the passage of the Warning, Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act, and deployment of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to improve utility of WEA as a life-saving tool. By this action, the Commission adopts rules that will improve Alert Message content in order to help communities communicate clearly and effectively about imminent threats and local crises. It also adopts rules to meet alert originators' needs for the delivery of the Alert Messages they transmit and creates a framework that will allow emergency managers to test, exercise, and raise public awareness about WEA. Through this action, the Commission hopes to empower state and local alert originators to participate more fully in WEA, and to enhance the utility of WEA as an alerting tool.