Would you cite the case law that states the public has a right to be warned about emergencies? I don't believe cellular telephones fall under the same category because they don't operate within the frequency range and they don't fall under jurisdiction of a Public Utility Commission.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States put into place in 1997, superseding the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and the CONELRAD System. In addition to covering local emergencies such as tornadoes, the official EAS is designed to enable the President of the United States to speak to the United States within 10 minutes, but the nationwide federal EAS has never been activated. The EAS regulations and standards are governed by the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC. Each state and several territories have their own EAS plan. EAS has become part of IPAWS - the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, a program of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). EAS is jointly coordinated by FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Weather Service (NWS).
The EAS covers AM, FM and *Land Mobile Radio Service, as well as VHF, UHF and cable television including low-power stations. Digital television and cable providers, along with Sirius XM satellite radio, IBOC, DAB and digital radio broadcasters have been required to participate in the EAS since December 31, 2006. DirecTV, Dish Network and all other DBS providers have been required to participate since May 31, 2007.
*LMR Narrowbanding is the result of an FCC Order issued in December 2004 mandating that all CFR 47 Part 90 business, educational, industrial, public safety, and state and local government VHF (150-174 MHz) and UHF (421-512 MHz) Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) licensees operating legacy wideband (25 kHz bandwidth) voice or data/SCADA systems to migrate to narrowband (12.5 kHz bandwidth or equivalent) systems by
January 1, 2013. Source: Wikipedia----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Rahaim" <arahaim@xxxxxxxxx>
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This is just like the Emergency Alert System for TV & Radio. The frequencies utilized by cell phone companies belong to the government (public), and case law states the public has a right to be warned about emergencies. I am not a fan of this administration or that liberal dressed like a conservative mayor of NYC Bloomberg. However, let's be practical folks.Something like this might have mitigated the damage on 9-11, the Gulf Coastduring Katrina, or even in Joplin recently. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=54882 http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/personal-localized-alerting-network-plan http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/services/plan.htmlIf something like this bothers you that much, give up your cell phone(s) andor call/write your Congressional delegation. www.senate.gov and www.house.gov Put your time into something worth writing about and cross check ALL news sources before getting too wound up over something. Be safe, Tony -----Original Message----- Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:44 AM To: badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Badges - Obama Assumes Ultimate "Texting" Powers Very quietly yesterday, the federal government announced a new "PLAN" that gives President Obama "texting" powers over all U.S. cell phones. Under the Federal Communications Commission "PLAN" (Personal Localized Alerting Network), beginning next year cell phones "will be required to be fitted with special chips to receive the alerts," reports the Telegraph. Local and state alerts will be able to be blocked by users, but not texts from the "Texter-In-Chief." http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/forum/topic/show?id=2600775%3ATopic%3A38 07607&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997
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