FCC receives 4.6K complaints, comments from Texans following Oct. 4 Blue Alert

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had received approximately 4,600 consumer complaints or comments as of Tuesday after the Oct. 4 Blue Alert was issued to Texans early that morning.

What is a Blue Alert?

The FCC is part of a team of U.S. agencies that maintain the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts, which are the main components of the national public warning system. The other agencies include the Federal Emergency...