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CTIA: 34% of Active Smartphones Can Get Latest-Gen. WEA

CTIA reported Thursday that some 34% of active smartphones can get the latest generation of wireless emergency alerts, up from 18% last year. A majority will be capable next year, said a filing posted Thursday in FCC docket 15-91: Since they began in 2012, more than 61,000 WEAs have been sent.