Small cable systems get a reprieve; FCC allows more time for emergency alert compliance.(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 1997 by McConnell, Chris

FCC allows more time for emergency alert compliance Cable lobbyists last week cheered an FCC decision easing the requirements for small cable systems to comply with new emergency alert system (EAS) rules. The FCC said that systems serving fewer than 10,000 subscribers have nearly four extra years to install equipment for transmitting the new emergency information.

While systems serving 10,000 or more subscribers must provide EAS audio and video messages on all channels by Dec. 31, 1998, those serving fewer than 10,000 subscribers have until Oct. 1, 2002, to install EAS gear. "We thank the commission...for the balanced approach adopted in these revised rules, which take into account the impact of EAS requirements on small cable systems,"...

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