Wednesday, October 3, 2018

'Presidential Alert' will be sent to virtually all U.S. cell phones Wednesday. It's just a test.

The nation’s consumer cell phones, virtually all of them, will buzz at roughly 2:18 p.m. EDT with a “Presidential Alert,” but please don’t panic or stop your business meeting. It’s just a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct the first test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system at 2:18, followed by a test of the Emergency Alert System, to radios and televisions, at 2:20 p.m. FEMA, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, will send the cell phone message…



from https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/10/03/presidential-alert-will-be-sent-to-virtually-all-u.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
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