CRS Report Looks at State of Emergency Alerts, Market Evolution
A recent Congressional Research Service report gave an update on efforts to include radio chips in smartphones. “The business case for marketing radio/phone combinations is straightforward for the radio industry: increase radio listeners -- and advertising revenue -- by reaching…
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potential new audiences through their cellphones,” wrote telecom policy analyst Linda Moore in the report, dated last week. “The business case for wireless carriers to include FM radio is more complex.” The report didn't outline specific steps Capitol Hill is taking or could take in this arena but did emphasize the focus on wireless reliability. “With an increasing number of people relying on mobile devices connected to the Internet as their primary source of information, the reliability of these networks has become a concern for policy makers,” CRS said. “At the federal level, for example, the FCC has undertaken a number of actions intended to improve wireless network reliability.”