Emergency Alert System For Cell Phones Debuting in NY and DC -- FOX NewsA new emergency notification system is being announced Tuesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and federal officials. Anyone carrying an "enabled" mobile device within range of a cell phone tower would be alerted what to do in case of emergency.
"If there’s a terrorist bomb set to off in Times Square, you’d be able to tell everyone in the vicinity to get out of there," explained one official.
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More News On the Establishment Of An Emergency Alert System For Cell Phones
FEMA, FCC launching new alert system early in D.C. and NYC -- Washington Post
New Yorkers Soon To Get Emergency Cell Phone Alerts In What Bloomberg Calls 'Quantum Leap Forward' -- New York Daily News
New emergency system to alert NYC and DC residents by cell phone -- CNN
Obama team to text message info on safety threats -- USA Today
Cellphone alert system announced in NYC -- Seattle PI/AP
FCC to launch disaster alert system for cell phones -- CNET News
Cell Phone Users to Receive Text Alerts About National, Local Emergencies -- PC Mag
My Comment: I can see it now .... an alert is issued on 2 million cell phones in New York City, and in the next minute 2 million users start calling their loved ones and friends. My suggestion .... they better make sure that the system can take the load.