broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2008-08-14 · Effective 2008-10-14 · 73 FR 47550
Document
Document number
E8-18144
Federal Register citation
73 FR 47550
CFR reference
47 CFR 10
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2008-08-14
Effective date
2008-10-14
FCC docket
PS Docket No. 07-287
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) complies with section 602(c) of the Warning, Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act by adopting rules that require non- commercial educational (NCE) and public broadcast television station licensees and permittees to install equipment and technologies that will provide these licensees/permittees with the ability to enable the distribution of geo-targeted Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alerts to participating Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) providers. The Commission's stated goal is to implement section 602(c) in a manner consistent with the CMAS architecture and technologically neutral rules the Commission adopted in the CMAS First Report and Order. In this document, the Commission also complies with section 602(f) of the WARN Act by adopting rules requiring technical testing for commercial mobile service providers that elect to transmit emergency alerts and for the devices and equipment used by such providers for transmitting such alerts.