The EBS was phased out in 1997. It's now the EAS (Emergency Alert System). EAS is more sophisticated, integrating data transmission capabilities which give much more details about event types and locations than the EBS "two-tones" ever could. The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) will further enhance the EAS enabling messages to be sent to cell phones, computers and more with a standard format.
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The EBS was phased out in 1997. It's now the EAS (Emergency Alert System). EAS is more sophisticated, integrating data transmission capabilities which give much more details about event types and locations than the EBS "two-tones" ever could. The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) will further enhance the EAS enabling messages to be sent to cell phones, computers and more with a standard format.