4. The method of claim 1 wherein the database listing predominant foreign languages identified for each geocode is based upon US Census Bureau information relating to spoken languages of respondents residing within identified geographic areas.
1. A method for broadcasting public warning messages for presentation to mobile wireless device users in multiple languages, the method comprising the steps: receiving, by an alerting framework, an alert message including: a geographic area identification, and a text alert; rendering, by the alerting framework, a set of translated text alerts for the text alert, the set of translated text alerts being in a set of foreign languages based upon designated foreign languages corresponding to the geographic area identification, wherein the set of foreign languages is determined by reference to a database listing predominant foreign languages identified for each geocode; issuing, by the alerting framework, alert messages comprising a geographic location identification, the alert messages including messages corresponding to both the text alert and the set of translated text alerts, via a standardized protocol to a mobile wireless service provider network; receiving, by a commercial mobile wireless service provider (CMSP) gateway, the alert messages from the alerting framework, including messages corresponding to both the text alert and the set of translated text alerts; forwarding, by the CMSP gateway, the alert messages via a mobile wireless technology-dependent interface of multiple mobile wireless technology-dependent interfaces supported by the CMSP gateway; receiving, by a commercial mobile wireless service provider (CMSP) infrastructure via the mobile wireless technology-dependent interface, the alert messages, including the geographic location identification; and forwarding, by the CMSP infrastructure, based on the geographic location identification, the alert messages including messages corresponding to both the text alert and the set of translated text alerts, for selectively broadcasting only by particular mobile wireless cell sites having a coverage area falling within a region corresponding to the geographic location identification, wherein the alert messages are thereafter presented on a receiving mobile device according to a specified default language and a prioritized list of languages facilitating selection of an alternative language if an alert message is not available in the specified default language.