WASHINGTON, D.C.—PBS North Carolina with industry partners this week told the Federal Communications Commission in comments that Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) can be successfully delivered to cell phones via ATSC 3.0 with the aid of portable, companion 3.0 receivers and that their proposal can successfully address the problem with cellular network fragility during wildfires, severe storms and other disasters.
The joint filing made by the public broadcaster, North Carolina Emergency Management, Device Solutions, Triveni Digital and Digital Alert Systems, is in response to a request from the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeking partners to test expansion of coverage for wireless emergency alerts.
