thank you. >> thank you, commissioner rosenworcel. when disaster strikes it is essential that americans in harm's way get reliable information so that they can stay safe and protect their loved ones. the wireless emergency alert system, or wea, is one important tool for emergency managers to quickly convey such information such as tornado warnings to the public on their mobile devices. since wea became operational in 2012 it has been used over 33,000 times. recently, wea was used four times in response to wildfires in northern california, 16 times more than wildfires around los angeles. wea was also used extensively in all areas affected by recent hurricanes, including 21 alerts sent in puerto rico alone. but we've heard that many jurisdictions are hesitant to use wea because it lacks granularity. that is, people may receive the alert even though their locatable outside of an affected target energy. overbroad alerting can cause public confusion and leads him to opt out of receiving alerts altogether, and many instances it can complica

. >> commissioner rosenworcel said something about -- [inaudible] she wants for eas procedures. she wants best practices. do you have any comment on some of the stuff she is proposing? >> i would just highlight there is a statute enacted by congress in 2016 signed by the president that covers a lot of the things that she was indicating that should like to see happen. they already have those requirements. they are supposed to be run by fema. if they are not occurring, that's a question you should ask them on what's happening. there's best practices, outreach, all of that she talked about at the beginning part of the horse were seems be the backend of the horse. so -- [inaudible] >> but so the front end of the part is the fema portion i wish i get at. the idea that she is put forward i think already in statute. if they're not being done sufficient that for congress to look at where are the folks to examine, in my opinion. [inaudible] >> commissioners come what you see as your next role, next steps for enabling telehealth innovations? >> so we have some funding issues with got to w

committee and chairman pie to learn lessons learned from this event and appreciate commissioner rosenworcel's call for additional -- this event demonstrates the technical capabilities of the way the wea system works. policymakers a publisher conference in the abandoned guerrilla merchants he authenticated information will be sent rapidly through the emergency alert system. cpi is proud to play a role in our national or system pants is committed to working collaboratively to maintain public confidence. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you mr. bergmann. mr. lisenco. good morning chairman thune. my capacity as the american radio relay league for amateur radio. its approximate 175,000 members at the estate of iraq -- represent the interests of licensed amateurs for ham radio operators put amateur radio are experimenters and indicators but they were is also a very serious side to amateur radio. far more than a hobby. with their license from the fcc comes the responsibility to promote emergency -- during times of disaster. if it maintains numbe

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