Your phone could get emergency alerts by satellite, even when cell service is out.
This bill would let your mobile phone company send emergency alerts using satellites. This means you could get important warnings even if regular cell towers are down. Companies that choose to offer this service cannot charge you extra for it.
Today, emergency alerts mainly go out through regular cell phone networks. You can opt out of some alerts. After this bill, some mobile companies could choose to send emergency alerts by satellite, in addition to regular networks. This could help people get alerts when cell towers are down. Companies would not charge extra for this, and you could still opt out. The Federal Communications Commission would create rules for this new system.
S 4968 · 119th Congress · July 14, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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