Taiwan's Three Major Telecoms to Conduct Disaster Warning Message Test at 4 PM on May 13
Taiwan's three major telecommunication companies announced that they will conduct a nationwide disaster warning message test at 4 PM on May 13. This test will not affect customer service usage and will be sent via a 'monthly test message' channel, which is by default turned off on most mobile phones, minimizing interference to users.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chiang Ming-yen, Taipei 12th) The three major telecom companies announced that they will conduct a nationwide disaster prevention warning message test at 4 PM on May 13. Customer service usage will not be affected during the test period, and the dedicated test channel is set to off by default in mobile phones to minimize interference to customers.
The three major telecom companies successively announced that in response to government policies, they continue to implement irregular disaster prevention warning system testing operations to safeguard the safety of people across Taiwan. They will conduct a disaster prevention warning message test across Taiwan, including outlying islands, at 4 PM on May 13, by sending messages through the "monthly test message" channel. Customer service usage will not be affected during this period.
The operators explained that the "monthly test message" channel is set to off by default on most mobile phones to minimize interference to customers. Only a small number of customers' mobile phones will emit special warning sounds and vibrations. Customers who receive the test message do not need to be nervous. (Editor: Huang Kuo-lun) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Chiang Ming-yen, Taipei 12th) The three major telecom companies announced that they will conduct a nationwide disaster prevention warning message test at 4 PM on May 13. Customer service usage will not be affected during the test period, and the dedicated test channel is set to off by default in mobile phones to minimize interference to customers.
The three major telecom companies successively announced that in response to government policies, they continue to implement irregular disaster prevention warning system testing operations to safeguard the safety of people across Taiwan. They will conduct a disaster prevention warning message test across Taiwan, including outlying islands, at 4 PM on May 13, by sending messages through the "monthly test message" channel. Customer service usage will not be affected during this period.
The operators explained that the "monthly test message" channel is set to off by default on most mobile phones to minimize interference to customers. Only a small number of customers' mobile phones will emit special warning sounds and vibrations. Customers who receive the test message do not need to be nervous. (Editor: Huang Kuo-lun) 1150512
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