[EAS] Post NAB activity on the EAS front

[Richard_Rudman]

The list has been a little quiet lately, so here are some things to think about and offer your views on:

o Several equipment vendors have now successfully gone through the JITC process.

o Some states are already pushing out CAP messages.

o The FCC has not yet issued the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Part 11.

o We have less than five months before the September 30 deadline to be able to accept CAP messages from the Federal aggregator.

o The FCC today sponsored an Earthquake Communications Preparedness Forum. While there was a lot of emphasis on broadband as a waring technology, some of Chairman Genachowski's comments on broadcasting are worth noting:

The Japanese tragedy showed the role that broadcasting plays in emergencies. Radio in particular played a significant role in Japan, as residents who lost power could turn on the radio in their cars and receive essential information.

We need a better understanding of how to minimize outages across all communications platforms and how we can strengthen the reliability of emergency communications, while balancing the limited resources of communications carries.

Regards,

Richard Rudman