These include the area's arson reduction team funding text messages warning of the consequences of deliberate fires.

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It also appears that the carrier has been sending text messages to customers warning them not to upgrade.

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The PayByPhone app will also send text messages or emails warning drivers when their time is about to expire and allow them to pay for more time without walking to the meter.

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He said warning sirens, which everyone was able to hear, had now been replaced by text and email messages.

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