Latest about EAS
Disability Groups: Streamers Should Carry Emergency Alerts
Said cord-cutters need access, too
FCC Approves Trio of Noncontroversial Items
Includes encouraging broadcast, cable to use Internet-delivered emergency warnings
FCC Proposes ESPN Fine For EAS Violation
The FCC has proposed to fine ESPN $20,000 for violating, apparently willfully it said, the rules against transmitting a false emergency alert system (EAS) code or signal or a simulation.
Network Affiliates Push FCC for OTT Must Carry
Follow NAB comments that mandating that streamers provide their own alerts is currently infeasible
NCTA: No Need to Extend EAS Mandate Online
Said cable, broadcast, wireless EAS requirements are sufficient
Video Streamers: We Shouldn't Have to Relay Emergency Alerts
Tell FCC mandate would be burdensome, impracticable, and of little benefit
NAB to FCC: EAS Should Not Be Extended to Streamers
Said it is likely infeasible and cites difficulty in monitoring unregulated OTTS
