Florida removes company responsible for 4 a.m. emergency alert test

TL;DR

Florida officials are apologizing and pledging to remove the company responsible for sending Florida residents emergency alerts on their cellphones after much of the state was woken up to an alarm at 4:45 a. \"The Division understands that unexpected 4:45 AM wake up calls are frustrating and would like to apologize for the early morning text,\" the Florida Division of Emergency Management said in a statement to ABC News. Florida's emergency management agency said it tests emergency alerts on a variety of platforms, including radio, television and text alerts

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