The Department of Homeland Security is testing a new digital emergency system that, once implemented, will deliver alerts to any device that can receive a text message. It is expected to go into effect by the end of 2007 after testing, largely carried out through its partnership with the Association of Public Television Stations, is complete. The current emergency alert system was developed during the Cold War. As aficionados of late night network television can attest, the technology used is in serious need of an update.
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Homeland Security Tests Mobile Alert System
Posted by: Erika Morphy July 13, 2006 07:50 AMThe Department of Homeland Security is testing a new digital emergency system that, once implemented, will deliver alerts to any device that can receive a text message. It is expected to go into effect by the end of 2007 after testing, largely carried out through its partnership with the Association of Public Television Stations, is complete. The current emergency alert system was developed during the Cold War. As aficionados of late night network television can attest, the technology used is in serious need of an update.