摘要 |
A method and a system for providing a warning alert to subscribers of a telecommunication system is disclosed. In one aspect, the warning system includes a central switch and a remote switch, each switch coupled to a different plurality of subscribers to be contacted by the emergency notification provider that issues the emergency warning alert. In another aspect, the warning system contains a ringing tones database having different ringing tones corresponding to different emergency conditions, where an appropriate ringing tone is select by the telecommunication system and routed to the subscribers depending on the type emergency for which the emergency notification provider is providing the warning. In another aspect, a method of distributing a warning alert is disclosed in which a warning alert is selected from a number of warning alerts corresponding to a number of different emergency conditions, the telecommunication system receives the warning alert, selects a set of subscribers to which the warning alert is to be distributed, selects a ringing tone appropriate to the warning alert type and routes the ringing tone to the selected subscribers. In another aspect, the above method is disclosed that further includes a method for billing an appropriate government agency or local municipality for the emergency notification service.
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