How
wireless emergency alerts work
If you live in or close to New York City, your cellphone likely
made a strange sound at about 8 a.m. this morning. The **ise accompanied a special **tification about the identity of the chief suspect in this weekend's Chelsea bombing, 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, with advice to call 911 if he's spotted.
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This is the
wireless emergency alert (WEA) system in action. Rarely used, the system takes advantage of smartphone tech**logy to push urgent
alerts out to the public quickly. Considering smartphone *********** in the U.S. is about 80% of the population — and most users carry their phones or have them nearby at all times — the WEA system is arguably more effective at pushing
alerts to the public than TV-based
emergency broadcast system (EBS).
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