This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to update the country's wireless emergency alert system, aiming to ensure that local officials only sound alarms on Americans' smartphones when those citizens are truly in harm's way.To that end, the FCC unanimously adopted new rules, first detailed by Recode earlier this month, that require telecom giants like AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to distribute wireless alerts in a much more precise way beginning in late 2019.The FCC did say it is working with local governments to develop better practices for when and how to send alerts.Under Pai's rules, companies that take part in the program would be required to deliver wireless alerts to everyone within a local government's target area - with only a 0.1-mile overshoot.Lastly, the FCC vote Tuesday requires that wireless carriers support Spanish-language alerts by May 1, 2019.For others, including public-safety officials in New York City, the concern had been that wireless alerts haven't kept up with the digital age - and that the messages would be better if they included multimedia, including photos.Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: alert#1 include#2 system#3 FCC#4 wireless#5Post found in /r/technology.NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to update the country's wireless emergency alert system, aiming to ensure that local officials only sound alarms on Americans' smartphones when those citizens are truly in harm's way.
To that end, the FCC unanimously adopted new rules, first detailed by Recode earlier this month, that require telecom giants like AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to distribute wireless alerts in a much more precise way beginning in late 2019.
The FCC did say it is working with local governments to develop better practices for when and how to send alerts.
Under Pai's rules, companies that take part in the program would be required to deliver wireless alerts to everyone within a local government's target area - with only a 0.1-mile overshoot.
Lastly, the FCC vote Tuesday requires that wireless carriers support Spanish-language alerts by May 1, 2019.
For others, including public-safety officials in New York City, the concern had been that wireless alerts haven't kept up with the digital age - and that the messages would be better if they included multimedia, including photos.
Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: alert#1 include#2 system#3 FCC#4 wireless#5
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