FCC Releases Details on Emergency Test Reporting System Changes
The FCC is giving an early glimpse at the emergency alert system (EAS) test reporting system (ETRS) to be launched later this year. In a public notice Monday, the Public Safety Bureau released some details on the ETRS format and…
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features. The bureau said the ETRS' aim is increased EAS reliability through accurate charting of "what happened in a particular test," plus letting state alert originators and State Emergency Communication committees plan for how an alert will propagate for purposes of identifying problems like single points of failure or coverage gaps. The bureau said a PN announcing the ETRS launch will include a URL for ETRS registration. Monday's PN included screen captures and descriptions of the various ETRS pages and how they will work, walking through the identifier fields and EAS designations of the forms there. Form Two, for day-of-test reporting, has to be done within 24 hours of a nationwide EAS test or as required by the bureau, it said.