P2000 is a one-way communications network for pager

Pager

A pager is a simple personal telecommunications device for short messages. A one-way numeric pager can only receive a message consisting of a few digits, typically a phone number that the user is then requested to call...

s based on Motorola

Motorola

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...

's FLEX-protocol

FLEX (protocol)

FLEX is a communications protocol developed by Motorola and used in many pagers. FLEX provides one-way communication only , but a related protocol called ReFLEX provides two-way messaging....

  in the Netherlands. The network is used by all emergency services and provides nationwide coverage. Several tests have shown the network can cope with the largest disaster

Disaster

A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment...

s when large numbers of emergency personnel need to be reached.
The P2000 network is maintained by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

Messages are similar to SMS

Short message service

Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...

-messages. The FLEX-protocol does not provide encryption

Encryption

In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...

, which means means any message can be read by everyone with a receiver. Several websites provide a live monitor for all messages on this network.