Timetable for Mobile Alert Rollout

On Monday, the federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) initiated the 28-month period during which participating Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) providers must develop, test and deploy the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS). This period was established by the FCC in 2008 and developed pursuant to the WARN Act. The CMAS is a voluntary service through which CMS providers that elect to do so may deliver timely and accurate emergency alerts and warnings to the public over cell phones and other mobile devices.