Fear Phone – Unannounced Verizon Emergency Alert Causes Panic In New Jersey

Prison Planet just reported that the soon-to-be-mandatory emergency text alert system for all phones in the U.S. is being tested more thouroughly now. Apparently, Verizon sent out an emergency alert and neglected to include any warning that it was a test. They quickly wrote it off as a mistake, but what better way to test out people’s reaction to an alert, right?

An unannounced test of a soon to be mandatory emergency alert system caused panic in New Jersey today after Verizon customers received text messages warning them that a “civil emergency” was in progress and to “take shelter,” prompting alarmed citizens to flood 911 lines with anxious calls.

“A mass text message warning New Jersey cell phone users of a “civil emergency” was sent out by Verizon Wireless earlier today,” reports the New Jersey Star-Ledger. Verizon Wireless later apologized to its customers for causing alarm.

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By Paul Short on 12/12/2011