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  • 1.  Re: [emergency] FCC reviews EAS, CAP

    Posted 08-18-2004 01:28
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    Subject: Re: [emergency] FCC reviews EAS, CAP


    Thanks, Art,
    
    This should prove interesting.
    
    Ciao,
    Rex
    
    At 4:57 PM -0700 8/17/04, Art Botterell wrote:
    >Friends -
    >
    >The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) 
    >regarding a "Review of the Emergency Alert System" (EB Docket No. 
    >04-296).  The Common Alerting Protocol is described in paragraph 33, 
    >which goes on to say, "We seek comment on whether the CAP could act 
    >as an effective interface through which an emergency manager could 
    >access multiple emergency notification services, including EAS."
    >
    >The text of the NPRM is online at 
    ><http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2004/FCC-04-189A1.html>.
    >
    >Anyone that wants to comment on any matter raised in the NPRM can do 
    >so online or on paper (see paragraphs 49-52 for details.)  Initial 
    >comments will be due within 60 days from the NPRM's publication in 
    >the Federal Register (not sure exactly when that was/will be, but 
    >the release date was August 12th) and reply comments within 90 days.
    >
    >- Art
    >
    >
    >PS - A concept paper from last year on how CAP might be used to 
    >create a new and more secure backbone for EAS, Weather Radio and 
    >other systems is available online at 
    ><http://www.incident.com/cap/docs/aps/Advanced_EAS_Concept.pdf>
    >
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