Working Group 3: Emergency Alert Systems Status Update December 3, 2015 Kelly Williams, Co-Chair National Association of Broadcasters Steve Johnson, Co-Chair National Cable & Telecommunications Association

2 WG3 Objectives Working Group Description: WG3 will make recommendations to the Commission for the continued improvement and development of the EAS as a secure, effective alerting tool for the American public: – Improving EAS Security – Provisioning EAS in languages other than English – Developing updated operational handbooks for broadcasters, cable service providers and other EAS Participants. Deliverables: Recommendations to the Commission on the 3 issues listed above

3 WG3 Deliverables Recommendation to the Commission on EAS Security – March 2016 (projected). Recommendation to the Commission on Multilingual EAS – June Recommendation to the Commission on draft EAS Handbooks – June 2016.

4 WG3 Members (update) Adrienne Abbott-Gutierrez Nevada EAS Chair (SECC) MarkAnnasRiverside (CA) Fire Dept JohnArcherSiriusXM John E. (Jeb)BenedictCenturyLink BenjaminBrinitzerIheart Media/ SBE RobertBungeNOAA KayChiodoDeaf Link Inc GregCookeFCC FCC Liaison EdwardCzarnecki Monroe Electronics Jimdu BoisMinnesota Broadcasters Multilingual chair ClayFreinwaldWashington State Univ, WA SECC Daniel (Dan)Geist Cox Communications Inc. SuzanneGoucherMaine Assoc of Broadcasters NeilGravesSNR Systems RicGuerreroAT&T Services Inc. RyanHedgpethDHS CraigHodanNOAA NWS StevenJohnsonJohnson Telecom WG3 co-chair Al KenyonDepartment of Homeland Security - FEMA WayneLuplowLGE/Zenith Electronics

5 WG3 Members (cont’d) LillianMcDonald Twin Cities Public Television & Emergency, Community, Health and Outreach (ECHO) BrianMurray Houston Area Urban Security Initiative’s Emergency Public Information Work Group MichaelNawrockiVerizon BrianOligerHubbard Radio JerryParkinsComcast HaroldPriceSage Alerting Systems, Inc RichardRudmanBroadcast Warning Working Group LarryRybarVerizon FranciscoSanchez Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management TimSchottNOAA NWS Deisemination Services BillSchullyDirecTV AndyScottNCTA GarySmithCherry Creek Radio Security subgroup chair MatthewStraebGSS Net GaryTimmWisconsin EAS Handbook subgroup chair LarryWalkeNAB HerbWhiteNOAA NWS KellyWilliamsNAB WG3 co-chair

6 Background Security – Access Industry Awareness of Security Best Practices Instances of hacking documented Create recommendations to implement practices adopted by CSRIC IV Multilingual EAS – Access State of Multilingual Alerting Recommend best practices for the delivery of multilingual emergency communications EAS Handbooks – Update to reflect rule & procedure changes Effective tool for EAS participants

7 Created 3 subgroups – Security – Multilingual EAS – Handbook update Work continues on these 3 deliverables Added additional members – Due to project workload – Subject Matter Experts WG3 Status

8 Weekly conference calls with members – Establish project subcommittees with conference call schedule March 2016: Submission of Security Recommendation June 2016: Submission of Multilingual Recommendation June 2016: Submission of Handbook Recommendations WG3 Schedule

9 Next Steps Continue work to accomplish the CSRIC V charge, based on WG3 members’ subject matter expertise Continue weekly subgroup conference calls Continue working group calls every three weeks Provide periodic status updates to Steering Committee and Council