Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-04 00:57:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 732AEEA48B692FBCEE2858892E4E77082DEBDF762F497CEE2AFD6CD05D91523D
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Original Note:
Congress passed the WARN act in 2006 which led to the creation of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). All the major cell phone providers participate in WEA on a voluntary basis. This is not the first test FEMA or other agencies have done on a national scale. https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20231003/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-test-messages-will https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/wireless-emergency-alerts https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2006/5/chairman-stevens-urges-congress-to-pass-warn-act
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