In Case Of Disaster, Check Cell Phone September 10, 2007
When a wildfire threatened resort areas of Catalina Island off Los Angeles last week, authorities used bullhorns to spread word of an evacuation.
If the lieutenant governor gets his way, officials trying to warn Californians of fires, floods, toxic spills, or earthquakes will have an additional tool: cellphones.
“All of the cellphones within range of those towers [on Catalina Island] would ring with an emergency message,” says Lt. Gov. John Garamendi (D), describing the proposed cellular alert system, which could use text and voice messages. “Visitors as well as residents on the island who had cellphones, pagers, BlackBerrys, etc., would get the message.”
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- Posted in : Announcements, SMS News, Mobile Technology
- Author : Roni
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