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Emergency Alerts
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Better Emergency Alerts: How Associations Are Helping Bolster Warning Standards
As a recent spate of storms highlighted, emergency alerts are effective—but often overly broad. Improving mobile and broadcast…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Alerts Could Expand; Wireless Group Sees Challenges
At a time when a prominent senator is calling for improvements to the Wireless Emergency Alert System, one…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: The First Nonprofit Apple Watch App?
The American Red Cross now has an app that natively supports the Apple Watch—perfect in cases of emergencies.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Broadcasters to Smartphone Makers: Turn On the Radio, Already!
While most smartphones natively have the capability to play FM radio, it’s a feature that’s not turned on…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wireless Emergency Alerts Give NYC a Rude Awakening
In recent years, CTIA-The Wireless Association has worked with federal agencies to plug mobile phones into warning systems…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Emergency Alert System: Associations React to Zombie Hijack
This week, an unusual hacking incident—warning viewers and listeners of a zombie apocalypse—caught attention online. But according to…
