CTIA, The Wireless Foundation™, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Syniverse announced the Wireless AMBER Alert program ended operations on Dec. 31, as a part of the nation's transition to the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program. Millions of cellphone users across the country will now receive free, automatic notifications about abducted children in their area as part of the WEA program. Unlike Wireless AMBER Alerts, the WEA AMBER Alerts use the latest technology to send messages to wireless customers with WEA-capable devices in the area where a child has been abducted, even if the wireless customer isn't from the area. The 700,000 wireless customers currently enrolled in Wireless AMBER Alerts will receive text messages about the transition and alternative sources for receiving AMBER Alerts. Learn more about the transition and the number of alternative sources for users to receive the AMBER Alerts.