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FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4, 2023. Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones (www.fema.gov)
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FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4, 2023. Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones::FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Unpopular take: I disabled emergency alerts on my device.

If I was in Japan or some other country where natural disasters are expected, there is a clear benefit to a mobile EAS.

But why exactly are governments starting to show an interest in EAS systems, in places where they seem to not be necessary or needed?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

While you can disable moist emergency alerts, I don't believe you can disable the national level alerts.

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