FCC Urged To Act On Language Accessibility in Hurricane Resiliency Planning | Radio & Television Business Report
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Lawmakers Urge FCC to Make Multilingual Emergency Alerts a Priority
Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) and 24 other House members have signed on to a letter asking the Federal Communications Commission to include language-access experts in its Hurricane Season Resiliency Roundtable this week. The letter comes as the FCC is under mounting pressure to provide better emergency alerts in multiple languages. In 2023, the FCC voted to require wireless emergenc…
FCC Urged To Act On Language Accessibility in Hurricane Resiliency Planning | Radio & Television Business Report
A trio of House of Representatives Members have come together to lead 24 of their Congressional colleagues in calling on the FCC to include language access experts and advocates for communities with limited English proficiency in the Commission’s Hurricane Season Resiliency Roundtable. There’s just one problem: That event was Monday (7/7). Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)
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