Barragan Hails FCC for Publishing Multilingual Alert Rules in 'Federal Register'
House Communications Subcommittee member Nanette Barragan, D-Calif., on Friday night hailed the FCC's publication in the Federal Register of the Public Safety Bureau's January multilingual wireless emergency alerts rules (see 2501080029). Attorneys general from 18 states and the city of New York threatened in November to pursue legal action to force the rules’ publication (see 2511070042). Barragan noted that she led a letter in May with more than two dozen other House Democrats pressing the FCC to publish the rules and begin implementing them.
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“I’m pleased to see the FCC take this important first step toward ensuring that immigrants, tourists, and other non-English speakers have the information they need to stay safe during emergency situations,” Barragan said Friday. “Lives are on the line, and I’ll be watching closely to ensure that the FCC and mobile service providers follow through and work in good faith to implement this critical policy.”