Telecoms companies to test emergency cellphone alert system Wednesday

Smartphone users in Taiwan should not panic when they receive an emergency alert message at 4 p.m. on Wednesday as it is part of a joint cell broadcast test, according to the country's five major telecommunication operators.

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