Section 10.210 - [Effective on an indefinitely defined date ] WEA participation election procedures(a) A CMS provider that elects to transmit WEA Alert Messages must elect to participate in part or in whole, as defined by § 10.10(l) and (m) , and shall electronically file in the Commission's WEA Database attesting that the Provider:(1) Agrees to transmit such alerts in a manner consistent with the technical standards, protocols, procedures, and other technical requirements implemented by the Commission; and(2) Commits to support the development and deployment of technology for the "C" interface, the CMS provider Gateway, the CMS provider infrastructure, and mobile devices with WEA functionality and support of the CMS provider selected technology.(b) A CMS Provider that elects to participate in WEA must disclose the following information in their election filed in the Commission's WEA Database:(1) The entities on behalf of which the Participating CMS Provider files its election, including the subsidiary companies (whether those subsidiaries are wholly owned or operated CMS Providers, Mobile Virtual Network Operators, or wireless resellers) on behalf of which their election is filed and the "doing business as" names under which a Participating CMS Provider offers WEA;(2) The geographic area in which the Participating CMS Provider agrees to offer WEA alerts, either as: (i) An attestation that they offer WEA in the entirety of their voice coverage area as reported to the Commission in the Broadband Data Collection or any successors; or(ii) Geospatial data submitted to the Commission through the WEA Database.(3) The extent to which all mobile devices that the Participating CMS Provider offers at the point of sale are WEA-capable, as demonstrated by the following: (i) The mobile devices, as defined in § 10.10(j) , that the Participating CMS Provider offers at their point of sale; and(ii) The WEA-capable mobile devices, as defined in § 10.10(k) , that the Participating CMS Provider offers at their point of sale.(c) If the terms of a CMS Provider's WEA participation change in any manner described by paragraph (b) of this section, it must update the information promptly such that the information in the WEA Database accurately reflects the terms of their WEA participation. Updates (if any) for the period from August 16 through February 15 must be filed by the following March 1, and updates for the period from February 16 through August 15 must be filed by the following September 1 of each year.(d) A CMS Provider that elects not to transmit WEA Alert Messages shall file electronically in the Commission's WEA Database attesting to that fact. Their filing shall include any subsidiary companies on behalf of which the election is filed and the CMS Provider's "doing business as" names, if applicable. 73 FR 54525 , Sept. 22, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 16807 , Mar. 19, 2013; 83 FR 8623 , Feb. 28, 2018 83 FR 8623 , 4/30/2018; 88 FR 86837 , effective date to be determined