1. A method comprising: receiving at a cell broadcast center information for distribution to at least one user equipment; determining at the cell broadcast center an alert category and a message number for the alert category, the alert category based on the information for distribution, the message number for the alert category based on a number of alert messages previously forwarded for the alert category, the alert category associated with one or more corresponding alert categories of a plurality of technology networks with which the cell broadcast center is configured to interact; and forwarding an alert message from the cell broadcast center to the at least one user equipment via one or more of the plurality of technology networks, the alert message including the message number for the alert category and an alert category indicator indicating a respective corresponding alert category of the one or more corresponding alert categories that corresponds with the alert category.