The FCC is upgrading the Wireless Emergency Alert system to make sure critical warnings reach everyone quickly and reliably. New updates include support for 13 languages, including ASL, better ...

The FCC is part of a team of U.S. agencies that maintain the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts, which are the main components of the national public warning system.

The fine and decree follow an FCC investigation into allegations that various operations owned by Paramount improperly transmitted Emergency Alert System (EAS) codes, the EAS attention signal or ...

Thirteen years after its introduction, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system—touted by the FCC as an “essential part of America’s emergency preparedness”—still suffers from performance anxiety.

The FCC studied data from the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System from 2022 to identify the most common alerts. The National Weather Service recommended two templates for tornados and two ...

It can also translate them into multiple languages (something the Federal Communications Commission has been eyeing for Emergency Alert System messaging). “This critical information from state and ...

Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow ...