FCC Seeks Comment on ASL and Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alert Templates In October 2023, the FCC adopted rules to require participating wireless providers to make available certain Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in the thirteen most commonly spoken languages in the…
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FEMA Urges Preparedness for Hurricanes and Severe Weather
FEMA Urges Preparedness for Hurricanes and Severe Weather Mobile wireless emergency alerting capabilities will be available nationwide through participating carriers Release Date: May 24, 2012 Release Number: HQ-12-038 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hurricane Season begins June 1, 2012, FEMA is providing…
Extreme-weather text alerts set to begin
Extreme-weather text alerts set to begin By Doyle Rice May 14, 2012 Wireless carriers and the federal government are launching a system to automatically warn people of dangerous weather and other emergencies via a special type of text messaging to…