Emergency Broadcast System Coming To Cell Phones

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 17, 2010 @07:23AM from the set-your-emergency-to-vibrate dept.

gambit3 writes "The Emergency Broadcast System that interrupts TV programming in times of crisis is jumping to a new format where it might be able to reach you better — on your cell phone. The communications company Alcatel-Lucent announced Tuesday that it's creating a Broadcast Message Center that will allow government agencies to send cell phone users specific information in the event of a local, state or national emergency. It will be similar to the TV alerts in that the text messages will be geographically targeted for areas where a tornado alert or major road closure, for example, is in effect."

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Re:I like the idea by inerlogic · 2010-11-17 12:44 · Score: 0, Flamebait

right, how many emergencies is this thing actually going to be used for, versus how many annoying fucking tests are they going to do every month like the cable company does?

besides, i don't live in a tornado prone area, i'm not a moron living in a trailer park in the middle of buttfucck oklahoma...