Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 04-296) about the future of the Emergency Alert System (EAS)

Filing Date
October 29th, 2004

CACP recommended that the FCC further encourage and support IP Relay and comparable text messaging services for wireless devices, recommended making IP Relay mandatory for states, requiring services to be offered 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, and promoting open standards that will allow multiple platforms for text-to-text communication to flourish. The wireless RERC suggested that the FCC encourage wireless manufacturers to build in TTY capability so as to enable more reliable emergency communications for users with disabilities.