CTIA Meets With FCC About WEA Concerns

CTIA raised concerns on a draft order that would set a Nov. 30, 2019, deadline for launching geo-targeted wireless emergency alerts, set for a vote at next week’s FCC meeting. CTIA officials met with Public Safety Bureau staff and aides to commissioners, said a filing in docket 15-91. “CTIA expressed general support for the Draft Order’s goal of enhancing the geo-targeting capabilities of the Wireless Emergency Alert system,” the group said. “CTIA also expressed significant concern about the Commission’s aggressive timeline for implementing the enhanced WEA geo-targeting requirement. CTIA stated that, if adopted, the wireless industry will work intently to meet the … deadline.”