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09/09/2022
FCC’s September Agenda
The FCC is slated to vote this month on new rules that would require satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of their satellites within 5 years of completing their missions. That’s a pretty drastic change from the existing 25-year guideline for deorbiting satellites after they cease to function.
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03/14/2022
Cable: Emergency Alert Changes Take Time
Cable is good with the FCC ’s proposed changes to the Emergency Alert System—it just wants to make sure operators have sufficient time to implement them. “To ensure that the proposed changes to EAS can
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06/14/2021
FCC, FEMA Plan Emergency Alert Test
FEMA and the FCC will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Aug 11 at 2:20pm ET.
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07/25/2019
More Details on Nationwide EAS Test
The FCC and FEMA said the nationwide Emergency Alert System test slated for 2:20pm ET Aug 7 will evaluate the readiness of the national alerting capability in the absence of internet connectivity.