Dutch half received test NL-Alert

The national control message of NL-Alert, which is broadcast on December 7, was received by about 7.

This is the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security announced Thursday. The control message is broadcast twice a year so that people can check that their mobile phone is correct for NL-Alert. With NL-Alert, the government can people in the immediate vicinity of an emergency, such as a major fire, an impending flood or storm, inquire with a text message.

KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile sent the control message on December 7 through their 2G, 3G and 4G networks. From early 2016 the government NL-Alert can also broadcast over the 4G network of Tele2. More and more smart phones are automatically set to receive NL-Alert.

On Monday, June 6th, 2016, the government sends back an NL-Alert control message.