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The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during ...
PEREZ: The Federal Communications Commission voted to address this issue two years ago. The agency decided to add emergency alerts in 14 more languages, including Mandarin, Vietnamese and Tagalog.
It's unclear why the FCC has delayed updating the wireless emergency alert system. NPR reached out to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's office and the agency's Office of Media Relations for comment ...
The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters.
The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters.
Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to require that wireless emergency alerts reach people in 13 languages and American Sign Language. Those are the alerts people ...