How FirstNet Improves Police and Law Enforcement Communications | PSBTA
How lessons from 9/11 resulted in FirstNet, the nationwide wireless broadband network improving police, fire, and EMS communications
Insights November 5, 2025
How lessons from 9/11 resulted in FirstNet, the nationwide wireless broadband network improving police, fire, and EMS communications
Insights November 1, 2025
When disaster strikes, rapid and reliable communication is essential, especially for public safety. That’s why FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – the only network built with and for America’s first responders – is…
News November 1, 2025
Medford Fire Chief Eric Thompson said the agreement with PSTC resolved difficult communications challenges facing the city’s public-safety LMR network, the water commission’s radio system, and coverage gaps realized by…
Insights October 24, 2025
One of the greatest turning points in the modern history of emergency response has been the birth of the FirstNet Authority – a network envisioned by first responders, built for first responders, and still governed by those same boots-on-the-ground professionals.
News October 23, 2025
FirstNet supports 7.8 million connections for about 30,600 public-safety agencies as of the end of September, FirstNet Authority contractor and carrier giant AT&T reported today. During the third quarter that…
News October 18, 2025
FirstNet Fusion will combine critical communications capabilities like push-to-talk, 9-1-1 dispatch and connected devices into one seamless experience FirstNet®, Built with AT&T— the only network built with and for first…
Insights October 18, 2025
The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association launches podcast series, “Catching Wildfire: Emerging Technologies and Operational Innovations in Wildfire.” SOURCE: FIREHOUSE.com DATE: October17, 2025 This new PSBTA podcast series explores how emerging…
This episode dives into the critical evolution of public safety communications, focusing on the recent FCC decision to establish a nationwide Band Manager framework for the 4.9 GHz spectrum, and discuss the evolution and deployment of the FirstNet System.
Learn what federal funds and resources are available through Disaster Assistance, understand the process of requesting assistance, know what to expect before, during, and after, and find out who to contact for help.
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