CTIA Asks FCC To Proceed With Caution on Wireless Alert Rules
CTIA representatives warned the FCC it’s premature for the agency to focus on wireless emergency alert (WEA) rules in the context of 5G when 5G is still evolving. “CTIA and members also noted the uncertainty regarding the timing of ubiquitous…
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deployment of 5G networks and its implications for WEA,” said a filing on the meeting in docket 15-91. The FCC proposed at its November meeting to allow longer WEA messages, inclusion of hyperlinks and narrower distribution of alerts (see 1511190053). CTIA and its members also warned about an FCC proposal to embed information in alerts. “CTIA and carriers explained their concerns over network congestion that could result from an untold number of wireless subscribers simultaneously attempting to access embedded URLs or phone numbers from a WEA message,” the filing said. “The parties discussed the complexity that would be introduced in trying to manage the impact on wireless providers’ networks.” While the proceeding “provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to consider ways to further enhance the WEA system, the Commission should only adopt rules that maintain the simplicity and success of the WEA program for wireless providers, local alert originators, and wireless subscribers,” the filing said. Representatives of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon met with staff from the FCC Public Safety Bureau.