EAS participants include "radio and TV broadcasters, cable TV, wireless cable systems, satellite and wireline operators". They're basically being reminded what the regs say, which includes among other things that they have to carry national alerts.
Cellular companies I don't think are actually technically EAS participants, as wireless emergency alerts are a separate system. The EAS has 0 mechanism to activate the WEA - it's activated via IPAWS. The EAS is actually mostly activated via IPAWS now a days too, though the daisy chain over the air method is still in place for obvious reasons.
With all that, this could just be a regular reminder. But the timing is interesting.
EAS participants include "radio and TV broadcasters, cable TV, wireless cable systems, satellite and wireline operators". They're basically being reminded what the regs say, which includes among other things that they have to carry national alerts.
Cellular companies I don't think are actually technically EAS participants, as wireless emergency alerts are a separate system. The EAS has 0 mechanism to activate the WEA - it's activated via IPAWS. The EAS is actually mostly activated via IPAWS now a days too, though the daisy chain over the air method is still in place for obvious reasons.
With all that, this could just be a regular reminder. But the timing is interesting.
Thank you!