The National Cable Television Association. (asks Federal Communications Commission to allow small cable operators to participate in Emergency Alert System) (Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1995 by McConnell, Chris

The National Cable Television Association has asked the FCC to allow cable systems serving 5,000 or fewer subscribers to participate on a voluntary basis in the new Emergency Alert System (EAS). In a filing with the commission, the NCTA cites the cost of new emergency-alerting equipment in urging the FCC not to require the participation of small systems.

"They simply do not have the capital base to support additional expenditures for EAS equipment, absent cost-sharing or other funding arrangemeNts," NCTA says of the small cable systems. The association has predicted that systems will need to spend up to $15,000 to purchase equipment for overriding the audio on all channels, supplying momentary video interrupts on all channels and supplying a video override...

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