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CWTA signs Ericsson as new program ambassador for wireless Amber Alerts

OTTAWA – Ericsson has been named a new program ambassador for the Wireless Amber Alerts program, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) said Tuesday.  By signing up all corporate cell phones to the program, Ericsson in Canada has become part of a growing network of supporters.Wireless Amber Alerts assist law enforcement agencies in providing the public with immediate and up-to-date information about a child's abduction, and to solicit the public's help in the safe and swift return of the child. The program is run in cooperation between Canada's wireless telecommunications industry, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Ontario Provincial...