[EAS] Single point entry of CAP messages

Bill Ruck ruck at lns.com
Fri May 20 22:07:25 CDT 2011


ALex,

I don't believe in conspiracy theories and this is most likely a 
bigger dog issue.

The NAB and all of broadcasting hasn't been important to the FCC for 
a long time.

Bill Ruck
Curmudgeon
San Francisco

At 08:16 AM 5/20/2011, you wrote:
>In other words, they're making the cell providers happy while screwing
>the broadcast industry.
>
>Hmm, sounds like some back room deals there, don't it?
>
>--
>Alex Hartman
>
>On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Bill Ruck <ruck at lns.com> wrote:
> > My understanding of the process toward CAP and IPAWS is that the
> > mobile telephone companies insisted that there be one single server
> > for the country.
> >
> > And it appears that from their perspective that is a desirable
> > design.  They don't want to keep track of which telephone is in 
> which locality.
> >
> > Unfortunately that may not be the best system design.
> >
> > Bill Ruck
> > Curmudgeon
> > NCFCC
> >



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