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Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) • CMAS will require third party software for activation by EOC’s/911 Centers. • MyStateUSA has successfully sent CMAS alerts to the IPAWS aggregator servers. • IPAWS will sent MSU CMAS alerts to all participating cellular carriers for relay to the public.
FCC Fifth Report and Order • Denies the use of Text‐to‐Speech (TTS) based upon the varying TTS software used by broadcaster receiving decoders. • FEMA formally Petitioned the FCC for the use of TTS. • WA SECC is applying for a TTS waiver based upon the success of the WA‐CAP system and it’s use of lexicons in broadcaster decoders. WA SECC Waiver Petition will be submitted to FCC on April 13, 2012. • Issue for WA centers: Denial will require both the typing of text for TV crawlers and the recording of a WAV file, which may also cause delays in issuing an alert.
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Page 3 and 4: What is CAP? Who has adopted it?
Page 5 and 6: Pilot project allowed EOC to relay
Page 7 and 8: State & Locals WA‐CAP Network is
Page 9 and 10: WA‐CAP and IPAWS • WA‐CAP net
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Page 17 and 18: IPAWS Modernization Act - HR3563 PU
Page 19 and 20: Grant Funding for CAP • Informati
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