EAS EAS History and Legislation 2

Question 1

What significant EAS policy change did the FCC make in 2007 regarding cable systems?

Accepted Answer

Required cable systems to carry EAS alerts on all channels, not just local access channels

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Exempted cable systems from EAS requirements

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Required cable systems to install IPAWS-compatible equipment

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Mandated that cable systems originate their own local alerts

Question 2

When did FEMA launch the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)?

Accepted Answer

2008

Answer

2005

Answer

2006

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2010

Question 3

What major event in 2001 led to accelerated modernization of the nation's emergency alert infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

The September 11 terrorist attacks

Answer

The anthrax mail attacks

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Hurricane Katrina

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The Northeast blackout

Question 4

What was the 'Presidential Alert' test sent to all U.S. cell phones in October 2018?

Accepted Answer

The first national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for Presidential-level messages

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A test of the FEMA IPAWS system only

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A Required Monthly Test conducted via cellular networks

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A demonstration of new EAS encoder technology

Question 5

Which legislation established requirements for commercial mobile alert systems following Hurricane Katrina?

Accepted Answer

Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act of 2006

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Homeland Security Act of 2002

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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act

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National Emergencies Act of 1976

Question 6

In what year did the FCC first require EAS decoders to be capable of receiving CAP-formatted alerts via IPAWS?

Accepted Answer

2012

Answer

2008

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2015

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2010