Technologie i telekomunikacja · 12/28/1994
Emergency Broadcast System
This Report and Order replaces the current Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) with an Emergency Alert System (EAS) to alert the public of emergencies. This Report and Order requires broadcast stations and many cable TV systems to participate, creates a new generation of alerting equipment and streamlines operational procedures for system participants. Furthermore, the R&O removes the Part of the FCC's rules concerning EBS in its entirety and incorporates it into a new Part of the FCC's Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of the rules in this part is to prescribe how communication services such as broadcasting, cable, and other public service providers will function under the technical standards and operational procedures of the new System.