The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...

The FCC has proposed rules providing for an annual test of the national alert capability of the broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS). Under the proposed rules, all EAS participants will have to tell ...

In response to numerous concerns raised by citizens, private organizations, and federal, state and local government agencies, the FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) looking toward ...

On August 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reexamine the nation’s warning and alert systems, including the Wireless ...

The group said it supports efforts “to enhance EAS, while preserving and promoting the legacy EAS system as a critically important redundant failsafe backup” When you purchase through links on our ...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—SOS Technologies, a provider of life safety and emergency communication solutions, has announced that New York City has partnered with SOS to deploy its new Emergency Alert ...

At its August Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reexamine the Emergency Alert System. Now the NAB is making its voice heard, warning that modernization must preserve ...

A 10-second 'Armageddon alert' siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones later this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The emergency alert is used to warn if ...

A 10-second 'Armageddon alert' siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones at some point this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't ...

WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...