Badges - Re: Obama Assumes Ultimate "Texting" Powers
- From: C D Rowsell <cd2u@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 14:36:32 -0700
But they have already opened Pandora's box in requiring the cell phone chip
manufacturers to provide the capability. You KNOW once the tech is made
available, if the Govt doesn't implement it, LAWSUIT. I can tell you there
is some programmer out there who will come up with a work around it .
CD
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From: badges-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:badges-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of CarlGlas
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 2:04 PM
To: badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Badges - Re: Obama Assumes Ultimate "Texting" Powers
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>
To: <badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 7:29 PM
Subject: Badges - Re: Obama Assumes Ultimate "Texting" Powers
> 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
> Coast
> during 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.html
>
>
> If something like this bothers you that much, give up your cell phone(s)
> and
> or 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
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