WASHINGTON, D.C.—The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) that would create new rules for emergency alerts that the agency believes will make it easier for emergency managers to send emergency alerts in non-English languages to the public over television and radio.
The agency said that the proposal would remove a key barrier to sending multilingual messages through the Emergency Alert System, which could in turn spur more alerts that are accessible to more people—and potentially save lives.
