January 25, 2018

Emergency Alert System

FCC officials and communication industry leaders testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee examining the… read more

FCC officials and communication industry leaders testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee examining the nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS), including the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). In addition, the hearing focused on the false alarm statewide emergency alert in Hawaii on January 13, 2017 and the effectiveness of the tsunami alerts sent out following the recent 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Alaska. close

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Scott Bergmann Vice President CTIA-The Wireless Association->Regulatory Affairs
Maria Cantwell U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Washington

Shelley Moore Capito U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] West Virginia
Catherine Cortez Masto U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Nevada
Tammy Duckworth U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Illinois
Lisa Fowlkes Bureau Chief Federal Communications Commission->Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Mike Lisenco Member Amateur Radio Relay League->Board of Directors
Edward J. Markey U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Massachusetts
Sam Matheny Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President National Association of Broadcasters
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
Brian E. Schatz U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Hawaii
Dan Sullivan U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alaska
John Thune U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] South Dakota
Tom Udall U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] New Mexico
Roger Wicker U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Mississippi

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Senate Commerce, Science,and Transportation Committee

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Program ID:: 440246-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: SR-253, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 25, 2018 | 10:03am EST | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Jan 30, 2018 | 1:40am EST | C-SPAN 3

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Jan 25, 2018 | 4:53pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 25, 2018 | 10:40pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 26, 2018 | 4:59am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 26, 2018 | 8:41am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 27, 2018 | 12:50pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Jan 29, 2018 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 30, 2018 | 1:40am EST | C-SPAN 3

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