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Gomez Criticizes FCC Delay in Implementing Multilingual WEA
By Tom Butts published
REGULATORY & STANDARDS ‘We cannot play politics with public safety,’ Democratic commissioner says

Digital Alert Systems Backs NAB Proposal to Speed Transition to NextGen TV
By George Winslow published
Its FCC filing supports an NAB proposal to withdraw multilingual EAS proposals but opposes software-based alerting

Cable Industry Backs Broadcasters’ Move to Software-Based EAS
By Tom Butts published
REGULATORY & STANDARDS Proposal ‘presents the Commission with another opportunity to ensure that emergency alerting keeps pace with modern technology’

SBE Backs NAB Proposals to Change EAS Rules
By George Winslow published
In an FCC filing, engineering society supports NAB’s proposal for software-based alerting technologies

FEMA Lifts Its Hold on Warning System Grants
By Paul McLane published
REGULATORY CPB resumes issuing infrastructure grants to public radio and TV entities

Abolishing Ownership Rules Tops NAB’s Long List of FCC Rules to Delete
By George Winslow published
Sunsetting ATSC 1.0, reducing paperwork, cutting rules relating to children’s programing, EEO and other areas, and updating EAS are among the many NAB proposals

NAB Urges FCC to Allow Software-Based EAS
By George Winslow published
The transition needs to be fast-tracked because of worries about legacy hardware suppliers, the NAB argued

Nebraska Public Media Selects Digital Alert Systems DASDEC For Statewide EAS
By Phill Kurz published
The deployment is in line with the public broadcaster’s transition to IP in preparation for 3.0 broadcasts
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