Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) What is PLAN? - The
Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) (technically the
Commercial Mobile Alert System) is a new public safety system
that allows customers who own an enabled mobile device to
receive geographically-targeted text-like messages alerting them
of imminent threats to safety in their area. - This new
technology ensures that emergency alerts will not get stuck in
highly congested user areas which can happen with standard
mobile voice and texting services. PLAN enables government
officials to target emergency alerts to specific geographic
areas through cell towers, which push the information to
dedicated receivers in PLAN-enabled mobile devices. - PLAN
complements the existing Emergency Alert System (EAS) which is
provided by broadcasters and other media service providers and
overseen by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National
Weather Service at the federal level. PLAN and EAS are p