Abstract
As a preliminary report on a possibility of cellular phone introduction as a mean for disaster information dissemination in rural mountainous area in Thailand, this paper briefed the results of demonstration experiment and questionnaire survey on SMS message broadcasting conducted in the area. The results show a high possibility that SMS broadcasting would be able to strengthen a current disaster information dissemination system. For practical application of the SMS message, further examination is required including creation of environment that more people will be noticed and informed by SMS message.
