Wireless emergency alerts: Let's Discuss Everything About It
Author: Vaibhav | Date July, 20 | Time: 04:11 PM
If you recently received a
pop-up notification
on your smartphone stating “
Emergency Alert
: Severe”, then you are not alone
The notification also displays the text, “It is a test alert from the
Department of Telecommunication
The message broadcasted by DoT is intended to
alert citizens
about
natural calamities
such as waterlogging during monsoon.
Government bodies use
wireless emergency
alert technology, to deliver instant
critical updates
to their people
One can easily
disable
wireless emergency alert notification settings to
stop
receiving these updates