New FCC requirements that are designed to modernize the security of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take effect on September 29, 2026. The goal of the new requirements is to help guard against ...

As we’re reporting elsewhere, the FCC this month is likely to require cybersecurity improvements to help protect the EAS system against hijacking. (Read that story.) But the commission also plans to ...

This is the second in a series delving into specific proposals in the Federal Communications Commission further notice of proposed rulemaking (FNPRM), intended to improve the Emergency Alert System ...

On June 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM) to modernize the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for ...