The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), postponed a nationwide test of the emergency alert system (EAS) and wireless emergency alerts (WEA) until Oct. 3.

Global RadioData Communications (GRC), a U.K. supplier of mission-critical communications products and solutions, signed a multiyear reseller agreement with GateHouse Telecom for its flagship testing product, the Global Xpress Link Emulator (GLE).

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) submitted comments specific to the Spectrum Pipeline Act, which requires the FCC to provide an opportunity for public comment before submitting a report to Congress that analyzes the results of the 2015 3.5 GHz rule changes and proposals to identify additional spectrum between 6 and 57 GHz.

A new low-cost satellite broadband service will be launched across Iraq and Afghanistan as SatADSL, a provider of professional very small aperture terminal (VSAT) services via satellite, and Talia agreed to expand their long-term partnership.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) joined Americans for Free Trade, a new, nationwide coalition that will raise awareness about the harmful impacts of tariffs on American businesses, workers and consumers.

The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Public Safety and Homeland Security bureaus will host a webinar Sept. 27 on disaster preparedness for local and state officials.

The FCC granted a limited waiver of its emergency alert system (EAS) and wireless emergency alert (WEA) rules to permit EAS participants and participating commercial mobile service (CMS) providers to participate in a test to be conducted by the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Bureau (PREMB). This test will be a combined live EAS and end-to-end WEA test, scheduled for Sept. 12, with a backup date of Sept. 13.

AT&T plans to introduce mobile 5G in parts of five additional cities — Houston; Jacksonville, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans; and San Antonio — this year. Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung are AT&T’s 5G suppliers.

Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris called on the FCC, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile to guarantee service to first responders during emergencies and clarify policies regarding unlimited data plans.

Two groups filed conflicting comments in the FCC’s request for input on whether to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise its rules for wireless priority service (WPS).