Targeted cell phone emergency alerts unveiled in New York City

Targeted cell phone emergency alerts unveiled in New York City

New York City and federal government officials, along with executives from big wireless communications providers unveiled accelerated plans to implement an emergency alert system for mobile devices that would beam text warnings about possible terror threats to targeted areas.

The alert system, which has been four years in the making, will be rolled out in New York City by the end of this year and nationwide by April, 2012, a Federal Communications Commission spokeswoman told Government Security News, depending on carrier networks and Federal Emergency Management Agency capabilities. …

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