On April 9th the FCC adopted rules in keeping with the WARN (Warning, Alert, and Response Network) Act of 2006, extending emergency alerts to wireless carriers. The Commission opened a docket (04-296) on the subject in 2004, pre-Katrina and pre-Virginia Tech, but both lent urgency to the task. “Participating†wireless carriers will carry emergency alerts […]
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Reed Hundt speaks out on broadband policy
Former FCC Chairman on the need for a cohesive broadband policy. Yes, we need one, and preferably one that provides incentive to roll out rural markets. Japan is often cited as a paragon of progressive broadband policy. Once upon a time – unfortunately, when I was living there – this was not so. Japan was […]