Morning, commissioners. You will hear six items for your consideration and one presentation. First, you will receive a preliminary report from the Public Safety and Homeland Security bureau on its investigation into the false Emergency Alert that occurred in awaii on january 13, 2018. Second, you will consider a second report and order and on recon to enhance emergency wireless alerts and the geographic accuracy of these alerts. Third, an order addressing the remaining issues raised challenging the commissions order connecting the auction 903 in which Service Providers will compete to receive support up to 1. 98 to offer voice and Broadband Service in High Cost Service areas. Fourth, you will consider a Public Notice establishing procedures for the connect america funds phase two auction which will award up to 1. 98 billion over 10 years that commit to offer voice and Broadband Services to fixed locations in unserved high cost areas. Fifth, you will consider an order to accomplish an o
Minutes. This subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness response and communications will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to review our ability to timely and effectively alert and warn the public in the case of an emergency. I want to welcome all witnesses here this morning on issue that is vital to the protection of americans. Effective and reliable alerts and warnings. Numerous disasters and terrorist attacks weve witnessed over the past few months have illustrated that timely communication is critical in emergency situation and ability of critical information, the ability of critical information can help individuals protect themselves from harms way. While some of us grew up in Emergency Alert warnings through television, radio, and im old enough to remember when they told us to get underneath our desks because there was a siren warning, many alerts today are also received through mobile devices, internet and even social media. Considering the Technology Advances that h
Madam secretary, could you please announce our agenda for this morning . Thank you, mr. Chairman. Good morning to you and good morning, commissioners. You will hear six items for your consideration and one presentation. First, you will receive a preliminary report from the Public Safety and Homeland Security bureau on its investigation into the false Emergency Alert that occurred in hawaii on january 13, 2018. Second, you will consider a second report and order and second order on recon to enhance the effectiveness of emergency wireless alerts, including improving the geographic accuracy of these alerts. Third, an order addressing the remaining issues raised challenging the commissions order implementing the connect america option 903 in which Service Providers will compete to receive support up to 1. 98 billion to offer voice and Broadband Service in unserved, High Cost Service areas. Fourth, you will consider a Public Notice establishing procedures for the connect america funds phase
The false Emergency Alert that occurred in hawaii on januar january 13, 2018. Second, you will consider a second report in order to excuse me, order on recon to enhance the effectiveness of wireless Emergency Alert including improving the geographic accuracy of these alerts. Third you will consider an order addressing the remaining issues raised by parties for the committees order implementing the connect america phase two auction 903 in which Service Providers receive support for up to 1. 98 billion to offer voice and Broadband Service in unserved high cost areas. Fourth, you consider a Public Notice establishing procedures for the connect America Fund Phase ii option which will award up to 1. 98 billion over ten years to Service Providers that commit to offer voice and Broadband Services to fixed locations in unserved high cost areas. This, you consider in order to establish an office of economic and analytics and six you will consider a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to eli
John. Of south dakota. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to todays hearing on her countries will Emergency Alert system that i hope to give our panel about whats working, whats not on what we can do to better prevent false alerts like we saw with the hawaii Ballistic Missile warning this month. Ensuring State Government has the proper tools to alert the public of and that tempt emergency is radical. Fall sports not only create unnecessary panic they undermine the Emergency Alert system leading to confusion. What happened and why is inexcusable must be addressed to ensure that its not like that never happens again prints essential american have an emergency system they can trust overwhelmingly by and large and i believe they do. Theres much that is workinge well with the Emergency Alert system. In fact its operating by this committee through the warrant act. Industry partners including those representative here today have been investing to impr