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Thu 07 Jul 2010Texts could provide warning system
SENDING SIMULTANEOUS text messages to thousands of people in a particular area would be a vital warning system in an emergency, according to an Oireachtas report.
The Joint Committee on Communications yesterday unveiled details of its proposals to use SMS, or text, messages as an early warning system to alert people about natural disasters, extreme weather events and unpredictable catastrophes.
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