FCC Approves Emergency Alert Text Messaging System

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If you are one of those people that can always be reached by text message, pay attention, this story is for you. The FCC has just approved an emergency text message alert system that will warn you via cell phone in case of an emergency. Those of you that don’t use text messaging will just get sucked up by the tornado.

Under the plan, the FCC will appoint a federal agency to create the messages and pass them on to cell phone companies that choose to participate, an FCC representative said earlier. Once that agency is named, the participating cell phone providers would have 10 months to comply with the new system's requirements.
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Interesting, my questiosn is about the hurricanes, tornado alerts, is that going to be area specific or are they going to broadcast a hurricane alert to everyone in the US with a carrier participating in this program?

My school (Purdue University) just implemented a system like this. From the tests they ran earlier this year, I hear it works pretty well.
 
For the places that get tornadoes but don't use warning sirens this could be quite useful.
 
I was just thinking about my gf who bitches every time she gets a text message, " Damn it! another 15c that I have to pay!"
 
I want something on my cell phone like the stormtracker radio things do. or like the accuweather plug in for firefox :)
 
Fharakin said:
I was just thinking about my gf who bitches every time she gets a text message, " Damn it! another 15c that I have to pay!"
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Advertisements (say AT&T sends one) are free, and I would assume this would be also since it is "emergency systems." Though if I got one and it warned about a hurricane in my area and I am out, I would be glad to pay a fee (even though I have a text plan) if it helps notify me and save my life.
 
Will it have a version of the weekly/daily emergency test klaxon like they do on the tee-vee?
 
I swear to God with tax season being what it is, I thought the header said that the "FCC Approves Emergency Alert Tax Messaging System"
 
rbanzai said:
For the places that get tornadoes but don't use warning sirens this could be quite useful.
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Also good for people too poor to buy a TV or radio... everyone in line at the wellfare office has text paging and a cell phone.
 
I can just imagine the nightmare this could turn into.
At least with TV and radio, you've got a very slim chance of bogus warnings.
With texting however......
 
miami-dade county has had a similar system for a while... it sends weather alerts and such as a text message... actually helped me out the other day, got a severe thunderstorm warning while i was at work (no windows) and walked outside to verify the world was ending... so decided ramen noodles seemed better than going out lol
 
My university has a text messaging alert system like this. We got texts for the foiled shooter and for the bomb threat, so I guess it works. I don't mind getting texts, because I don't have to pay for texts I receive. Better safe than 10 cents short of a big mac.
 
Also the advantage of large scale messaging systems like that is they work because usually everyone gets them at once. Therfore people are more prone to look at their phone right away. It is a good idea and I am glad it is getting implemented. For something like a tornado or an earthquake...it could be critical and actually, save lives.
 
haha we are ALL FOOLS for paying for texts at all... they take away voice data time more then they saturate the network, meaning they are a HUGE money maker for the phone companies! if they charged for federal emergency texts i would simply laugh.
 
Trepidati0n said:
Also the advantage of large scale messaging systems like that is they work because usually everyone gets them at once. Therfore people are more prone to look at their phone right away. It is a good idea and I am glad it is getting implemented. For something like a tornado or an earthquake...it could be critical and actually, save lives.
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they are already forcing us to show our location via GPS in real time, 24/7 to any authority that wants to see... so yeah why the hell not have a text sent to me when somethings up. a little customer service while my freedom is raped isnt the worst of things.... ahem....
 
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