New CRS Report on Text Messaging, Section on Using SMS to Support Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
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The Congressional Research Service issued a new report for Congress on Text and Multimedia Messaging on May 18, 2011. Page 12 of the report describes FEMA‘s new Emergency Response Alerting Network (PLAN) implementation plan.
Using SMS to Support Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
In May 2011, the FCC and FEMA announced the implementation of a Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). This program was previously called the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), which has been under development since April 2008 under rules developed by the FCC. …
For full text of the article in PDF, visit FAS website here.
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