Amber Alerts head to cell phones
Dawn Kawamoto writes on C|Net News:
Nearly a dozen cell phone carriers will begin broadcasting Amber Alerts to their customers starting Tuesday, as the industry looks to cast a wide net in locating missing and kidnapped children.
Cingular Wireless, Nextel Communications, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are among the nine cell phone carriers that will participate in the program, along with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and wireless industry group CTIA.
Under the program, cellular customers who can receive text messages on their phones will be able to opt-in to the free service. Customers, however, will have to register at either the Wireless Amber Alerts Web site, or through their cell phone company.
posted by Fergie @ 5/17/2005 09:18:00 AM
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