Isaias to FCC: Hold my Beer
Let’s take a moment to remind you who’s responsible for what
The other day, the Federal Communications Commission sent out a “reminder” to television, satellite and cable broadcasters to make emergency information available on-screen, in addition to the spoken word, in order to ensure those with disabilities are alerted to news that is “intended to further the protection of life, health, safety and property.”
For the record, the items under Section 79.2 of the commission’s rule which constitute an emergency are “pandemics, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, tidal waves, earthquakes, icing conditions, heavy snows, widespread fires, discharge of toxic gases, widespread power failures, industrial explosions, civil disorders, school closings and changes in school bus schedules resulting from such conditions, and warnings and watches of impending changes in weather.”
Hold my beer
To those who witnessed last week’s tropical storm, you know Isaias had only one thing to say to the FCC: Hold my beer.
Let’s remind the FCC that when the power goes out, as it did for hundreds of thousands of people in the New York area, there is no watching of television. Or logging on to a computer to find out what’s up. Even text messaging alerts didn’t happen. We lose power, and cable — and with that goes the phones (which…
