Wireless emergency alerts must come in 13 more languages plus American Sign Language
Carriers that take part in Wireless Emergency Alerts must support pre-written alert templates for 18 kinds of emergencies in English, the 13 next most spoken languages in the United States and American Sign Language. A non-English alert must be followed by the same message in English.
Who it affects
Wireless carriers that take part in Wireless Emergency Alerts
When
This rule takes effect on June 12, 2028.
- : Published in the Federal Register
- : This rule takes effect: carriers must support the multilingual alert templates
Official text
FR Doc. 2026-00960: Wireless Emergency Alerts and the Emergency Alert System
On Federal Register. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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