07/24/13
Puerto Rico Wireless Customers Introduced to Emergency Alerts
Some mobile carriers in Puerto Rico have begun implementing the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), an alerting network designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices.
The system was actually deployed last week when a severe tropical storm embraced the island. This caused emergency warnings to be generated throughout most of the area.
Below is an excerpt from a News is My Business article on this development:
“This was a voluntary movement, and we’re happy to be able to say that the companies that have installed their interfaces are working very well,” Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Javier Rúa-Jovet said Thursday, confirming that Claro will be launching CMAS “at any moment.”
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