Government planning modern emergency warning system for public

A modern Cell Broadcast Emergency Warning System for the public, being considered by the government, will cost the state approximately CZK 100 million, while the mobile operators will spend about CZK 135 million including VAT, according to figures cited by the ctk news agency . The costs of operation and further development will amount to CZK 51 million per year including VAT, the report says. The government wants to introduce a more modern warning system via mobile phones in response to the shooting at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in 2023, but mainly due to last year's floods, which clearly revealed that the existing system has limitations. Text messages often reach people with a delay of tens of minutes due to overload.