A test of a prototype Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system...
A test of a prototype Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system is on tap Thursday in New York City between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The city’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) plans to send text messages to six different areas…
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of the city that will show as a “Severe Alert” or “Extreme Alert” on a user’s device, OEM said. If they open the message, users will see a message that says, “This is a test from NYC Office of Emergency Mgmt. Test Message 1. This is only a test.” Some users may get multiple alerts. The test is part of the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) unveiled by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and FEMA officials in May (CD May 11 p6). Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile are participating in the test. An early version of the system is slated to launch Jan. 1 in New York City.