FCC Should Have Different Emergency Alert Rules for LTE, Other Networks, C Spire Says
The FCC should distinguish between the character length requirements for LTE and non-LTE networks as it develops new rules for wireless emergency alerts (WEAs), a C Spire executive told Public Safety Bureau staff. “An increased number of characters (e.g., 360)…
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can be accommodated more readily, given a reasonable phase-in period of several years, by LTE network operators,” the carrier said. C Spire also said if the FCC requires carriers to embed URLs in WEA messages, it could have a detrimental effect on their networks. The FCC should first launch a voluntary pilot program to test the network and user impact of embedded URLs in WEA messages, C Spire said. The agency proposed at its November open meeting to allow longer WEA messages, inclusion of hyperlinks and narrower distribution of alerts (see 1511190053). The filing was posted Friday in docket 15-91.