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FCC Adds Blue Alerts to Nation's Emergency Alert Systems

  • Full Title:
    In the Matter of Amendment of Part 11 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Emergency Alert System
  • Document Type:
    Report and Order
  • Bureau(s):
    Public Safety and Homeland Security
  • Description
    The FCC added a new alert option – called a "Blue Alert" – to the nation's emergency alerting systems
  • DA/FCC #:
    FCC-17-170
  • Docket No:
    15-94
  • FCC Record Citation:
    32 FCC Rcd 10812 (12)
  • FCC Record:
    FCC-17-170A1_Rcd.pdf

Files

Report and Order: docx pdf txt

Document Dates

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  • Tags:
    Public Safety