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CAP in FCC, PPW news releases

  • 1.  CAP in FCC, PPW news releases

    Posted 06-03-2003 02:38
    Friends -
    
    Just fyi, two news releases from last week, both available on the CAP 
    Working Group website:
    
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    INDUSTRY LEADERS CONSIDER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WARNING 
    SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS
    (Federal Communications Commission - 5/28/3003)
    
    "Leaders from the broadcast, cable and satellite industries today 
    began consideration of best practices recommendations to ensure 
    effective delivery of emergency information through public warning 
    systems.
    
    "The recommendations were presented to members of the Media Security 
    and Reliability Council (MSRC) at its biannual meeting today at the 
    FCC. The 41-member Federal Advisory Committee will complete voting on 
    these recommendations by June 18, 2003...
    
    "Communications Infrastructure Security, Access and Restoration best 
    practices recommendations include:...
    
    " - Government should coordinate the creation of a Media Common Alert 
    Protocol to deliver emergency messages via digital networks..."
    
    <http://www.incident.com/cap/docs/FCC_MSRC_Release_5-28-03.pdf>
    
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    WARNING EXPERTS CREATE COMMON ALERTING PROTOCOL
    (Partnership for Public Warning - 5/23/2003)
    
    "More consistent and better coordinated public warnings will save 
    lives, protect property and reduce fear, according to the Partnership 
    for Public Warning (PPW), a not-for-profit consortium of public 
    warning experts from industry and government.
    
    "One important step in that direction, these experts say, is the 
    creation of a digital Common
    Alerting Protocol (CAP)..."
    
    <http://www.incident.com/cap/docs/PPW_CAP_Release_5-23-03.pdf>
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    Great work, everyone!
    
    - Art