Public Safety Bureau Grants EAS Update Extension

The FCC Public Safety Bureau granted Paramount Global’s request for a 30-day extension, until Jan. 10, of the agency’s requirement that emergency alert system participants update their equipment to be able to prioritize alerts delivered by common alerting protocol by Dec. 12, said an order in Friday’s Daily Digest. Paramount requested the extension for 29 stations that had been affected by vendor delays (see 2312120039). “Based on the circumstances described herein, we conclude there is good cause to provide” the extension, said the order.