Working Group 2:Next Generation Alerting

March 22, 2012

Co-Chairs:Damon Penn, Asst. Administrator, Nat’l Continuity Programs, DHS-FEMAScott Tollefsen, Co-Founder, Critical Alert Systems, LLC

WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

Summary of Assignment

1. Explore all aspects of next generation alerting2. Develop recommendations for CSRIC’s consideration

regarding actions the FCC should take to promote development of next generation alerting systems

Two Approaches

3. Refinements and extensions of existing warning systems – Emergency Alert System & Commercial Mobile Alert System

4. New ideas and applications unrelated to these systems

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WG-2: Next Generation AlertingRelevant constituencies

Government and NGO alerting systems operators: DHS/FEMA for EAS and CMAS (PLAN), state/local systems, commercial developers

Distribution platforms: wireless broadband providers, cable operators, satellite direct-to-user operators, Internet service providers

Receiving devices: manufacturers and applications developers for smartphones, mobile phones, other handheld devices, enterprise computer systems, personal computers, televisions, radios

Content providers: broadcast , cable, satellite, and Internet programmers, social networking services, Internet-based news, commercial , and entertainment services

Accessibility interests: health- and language-based functional needs advocacy organizations

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WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

32 Participating Organizations and 42 Members Access Partnership - Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions

- AT&T - Boyer Broadband - Cassidian Communications - CBS - CenturyLink - Comcast Cable - Communications Laboratories - Critical Alert Systems - Department of Homeland Security - DirecTV - Elerts - Federal Reserve System - Federal Emergency Management Agency - Global Security Systems - Interop Technologies - Intrado - Iridium Satellite - MobiLaps - Monroe Electronics - Motorola Mobility - National Association of Broadcasters - National Cable & Telecommunications Association - Neustar - NOAA National Weather Service - Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Telecommunications Access - Sprint - Telecommunications Systems - T-Mobile USA - Time Warner Cable - Verizon

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WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

All-Hands Activities12/9 – PLAN roll-out in New York and Washington, DC 2/14 Full Working Group 3/20 Full Working Group

Majority of information shared and discussions held on dedicated Internet Portal

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WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

Architectures and Platforms CommitteeEd Czarnecki, Brian Rosen, Hisham Kassab, Co Chair

• Six Focus areas– Alerts and alert environment– Processes for introduction of new technology– Alert routing, control, regulation– Data format and future of CAP integration– Policies for security– Devices

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WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

Technical and Operational Criteria CommitteeRon Boyer, Chair and Brian Daly, Co-Chair

• Focus Areas– Message distribution issues– Consumer alerting needs– Geo-targeting– Emerging Technologies– Future Considerations

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WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

Social Media Alerting CommitteeDenis Gusty, Hisham Kassab Co-chairs

• Two major workshops• Focus Areas

– Existing social media integration– Emerging technologies– Message propagation and authentication– Dealing with mis-information– Alerting access and functional needs communities

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WG-2: Next Generation Alerting

Next Steps

• Continue meeting and conference call schedule

• Meet milestones for deliverables

• Prepare and present report

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