Wireless Emergency Alerts

Mobile Penetration Strategy

Daniel Gonzales, Edward Balkovich, Brian A. Jackson, Jan Osburg, Andrew M. Parker, Evan Saltzman, Ricardo Radaelli-Sanchez, Shoshana R. Shelton, Chuck Story, Dulani Woods

ResearchPublished Feb 12, 2014

This report characterizes the factors that affect wireless emergency alert (WEA) coverage, identifies barriers to public access to WEA alerts, and suggests options for increasing mobile penetration (adoption) of WEA nationwide.

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Document Details

  • Copyright: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2014
  • Pages: 182
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/RR174
  • Document Number: RR-174-OSD

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