Friday, May 20, 2005

Amber Alerts on phones

The Amber Alert system is expanding so that cellphone users who can receive text messages can "opt in" to the free service and be alerted about missing and kidnapped children. "Cingular Wireless, Nextel Communications, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless are among the nine cellphone carriers that will participate in the program, along with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and wireless industry group CTIA," CNET reports. The participating companies represent 183 million cellphone customers. "Amber Alerts were named for Amber Hagerman, a Texas girl who was kidnapped and murdered in the late 1990s," CNET adds.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 21, 2008 at 2:22 PM

    I would like to know if there are any child GPS tracking systems that will work with my Windows based cell phone, the T Mobile Wing. Thanks Mike S.

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  2. AnneAugust 21, 2008 at 3:50 PM

    Mike, T Mobile is your service provider, right? I suggest you ask yT Mobile's customer service dept. Hope they can help you! All best,
    Anne

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