Overview
- The telecommunications regulator said it will publish guidelines in the coming weeks requiring carriers and device makers to show one standardized message for seismic notifications, removing the 'Alerta Presidencial' tag.
- The update changes only the on‑screen text while the seismic alert system continues to operate across mobile notifications, public loudspeakers, radio, television, and third‑party apps.
- Officials explained the disputed label appears on iPhones because of Apple’s default implementation of the Wireless Emergency Alerts protocol, with coordination underway to align terminology in future software.
- The regulator has not announced when the new rules will take effect or what the replacement wording will be, though it has signaled the message will explicitly indicate a seismic event.
- The move follows January quakes that triggered nationwide phone alerts, and coverage remains split on whether top‑level alerts can be disabled in device settings.