3060-AK54 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA): PS Docket No. 15-91, 15-94, 22-329

This proceeding was initiated to improve Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) messaging, ensure that WEA alerts reach only those individuals to whom they are relevant, and establish an end-to-end testing program based on advancements in technology.

In April 2023, the Commission released an FNPRM seeking comment on proposals to make WEA alerts understandable to people with disabilities and people with native languages other than English and Spanish, communities that would otherwise be underserved by WEA. 

In October 2023, the Commission adopted a Report and Order adopting some of the proposals from the April FNPRM.  Proposals adopted include making WEA multilingual, including location-aware maps with alerting, permitting two live WEA tests per county or county equivalent per year, and creating a publicly available WEA Database which will include information about where WEA is and is not available and by what providers.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 47 CFR 10 Pub. L. 109-347, title VI 47 U.S.C. 151 47 U.S.C. 154(i) No NPRM 11/19/2015 80 FR 77289 NPRM Comment Period End 01/13/2016 NPRM Reply Comment Period End 02/12/2016 Order 12/08/2016 81 FR 75710 FNPRM 09/29/2016 81 FR 78539 Comment Period End 12/08/2016 Petition for Recon 12/19/2016 81 FR 91899 Order on Recon 02/04/2017 82 FR 57158 2nd R&O and 2nd Order on Recon 02/28/2018 83 FR 8619 Public Notice 04/26/2018 83 FR 18257 Public Notice Comment Period End 05/29/2018 Public Notice Reply Comment Period End 06/11/2018 Report and Order and FNPRM 06/17/2021 86 FR 46783 FNPRM 04/21/2022 87 FR 30857 FNPRM 11/23/2022 87 FR 71539 FNPRM 06/21/2023 88 FR 40606 Report and Order 12/15/2023 88 FR 86824 Correction 01/17/2024 89 FR 2885 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined YES Businesses Undetermined No Yes No Michael Antonino Attorney Advisor, PSHSB 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-7965 michael.antonino@fcc.gov 45 L Street NE,, Washington DC 20554 James Wiley Deputy Division Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-1678 james.wiley@fcc.gov 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554