Chairwoman Seeks Information on Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel sent letters to the nation’s 9 largest providers of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) seeking information on how these alerts can start to support more languages beyond English and Spanish. WEA messages provide geographically targeted, text-like messages to mobile devices alerting consumers of imminent threats to safety in their area. Since the program became operational in 2012, it has been used more than 70,000 times to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children, or other critical situations. Currently, WEA supports only alerts in English and Spanish.


Chairwoman Seeks Information on Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts