Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community-initiated Alerting

• Full Title:

  Wireless Emergency Alerts; Amendments to Part 11 of the Commission's Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System
• Document Type:

  R&O/NPRM
• Bureau(s):

  Public Safety and Homeland Security
• Description

  This Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking leverages technological advancements in the wireless industry to improve the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) System
• DA/FCC #:

  FCC-16-127
• Docket No:

  15-94

  15-91
• FCC Record Citation:

  31 FCC Rcd 11112 (13)
• Federal Register Citation:

  81 FR 78539 (11/08/2016)

  81 FR 75710 (11/01/2016)
• FCC Record:

  FCC-16-127A1_Rcd.pdf

Related Document(s):
News Release - FCC Strengthens Wireless Emergency Alerts As A Public Safety Tool