§10.530. Common vibration cadence.
47 C.F.R. § 10.530
A Participating CMS Provider and equipment manufacturers may only market a mobile device for public use under part 10 as a “WEA-capable mobile device” if the mobile device includes a vibration cadence capability that meets the requirements of this section.
The vibration cadence must have a temporal pattern of one long vibration of two (2) seconds, followed by two short vibrations of one (1) second each, with a half (0.5) second interval between each vibration. The entire sequence must be repeated twice with a half (0.5) second interval between each repetition.
The vibration cadence must be restricted to use for Alert Messages under part 10.
A device may include the capability to mute the vibration cadence.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[73 FR 43117, July 24, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 12468, Mar. 18, 2025]
Authority
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(n), 201, 301, 303(b), 303(e), 303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 307, 309, 316, 403, 544(g), 606, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, and 1206. Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 86836, Dec. 15, 2023.
Source
Source: 73 FR 43117, July 24, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[73 FR 43117, July 24, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 12468, Mar. 18, 2025]