Title: National Emergency Alert System Set To Launch In NYC (Mandatory Obama alerts) Source:
CBS New York URL Source:http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05 ... t-system-set-to-launch-in-nyc/ Published:May 10, 2011 Author:CBS New York Post Date:2011-05-10 11:09:36 by Hondo68 Keywords:national alert system, those presidential messages, phones will be required to hav Views:1428 Comments:1
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NEW YORK, (CBSNewYork) A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones.
Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would appear on cell phones equipped with special chips and software.
Verizon and AT&T, the nation's largest cell phone carriers, are already on board. Consumers would be able to opt out of all but those presidential messages.
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For now, the system is capable on certain high-end cell phones but starting next year, all cell phones will be required to have the chip that receives alerts.
By the end of the year, the new system will be in place in New York City and Washington and in cities around the country by the end of 2012.
Poster Comment:
You can't turn hObama off, so just remove the battery.