Mobile telephony service: earthquake early warning.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law establishes various service requirements applicable to mobile telephony service providers. This bill would require, on and after December 1, 2020, that any mobile telephony service communications device sold in California incorporate earthquake early warning technology to function as part of the wireless emergency alerts system and that this function be activated unless the purchaser expressly exercises the option to deactivate the function. The bill would require, by December 1, 2020, that every mobile telephony service provider providing service in California incorporate earthquake early warning technology to function as part of the wireless emergency alerts system unless the subscriber expressly exercises the option to deactivate that function.