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FEMA Raises Concerns About URLs in Wireless Emergency Alerts

The Federal Emergency Management Agency raised concerns about an FCC proposal to include URLs in emergency alerts, approved by commissioners Thursday (see 1609290060), in a filing posted that day in docket 15-91. Those concerns can be mitigated by improved geotargeting…

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and better training for alert originators, the emergency agency said in a Wednesday letter to the FCC. Alert originators also should make sure “a URL location … is as lightweight and bandwidth-efficient as possible,” FEMA said.