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RCR Wireless News, April, 2007
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Government Accountability Office said the reliability of the nation's emergency warning system is questionable, and that a federal advisory panel addressing the integration of wireless into the system, as well as other issues, may not be sufficient for sorting out technical, cultural, funding and other challenges.
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and major hurricanes in recent years have prompted more intense congressional efforts to improve an emergency alert system developed during the Cold War and largely dependent on participation by television, radio, cable TV and satellite radio licensees. The wireless industry opposes mandatory participation, but "would be willing to participate in a national emergency alert...
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