Almost Reality
First responders have been dreaming about their promised network for years. In March, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) selected AT&T to build the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN)…
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New Communications Technology Will Assist Emergency Responders Throughout Colorado
With Colorado summertime comes the surge in wildfires across the state, which we have already seen in recent months. We all remember the Waldo Canyon Fire of 2012 followed by…
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Announces Decision to Accept the FirstNet and AT&T Plan for Wireless Broadband Network for State’s Public Safety Community
Iowa is making history. Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced her decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the State’s public safety community….
AT&T, FirstNet Officials Shed Light On Near-Term Implementation Efforts
FirstNet and AT&T officials have long stated that public-safety agencies within “opt-in” states immediately can take advantage of priority access across the AT&T network, but even existing AT&T customers first…
Iowa To Opt-In To FirstNet Network
First-of-its-Kind Solution Will Create Jobs, Spur Investment and Modernize Public Safety Communications throughout the State RESTON, Va., July 18, 2017 — Iowa is making history. Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced…
All The Right Stuff
Yes, referring to the brave men that offered to do something nobody believed would or could happen. They all had done things that prepared them for what the missions would…
Pre-Award Bid Protest, What Was All The Fuss About?
There has been discussion recently over the court’s dismissal of Rivada’s Pre-Award Bid Protest as it relates to FirstNet. In an attempt to help those with concerns or confusion as…
FirstNet: An Economic Analysis of Opting In vs. Opting Out
Two economists have suggested that a state that opts out of FirstNet can avoid the cost and financial risk of funding its own network by simply deploying an auction-based spectrum exchange to raise revenue. This paper finds that such an approach is illusory and would actually expose states to financial risk with no benefits for first responders.
AT&T SVP Chris Sambar to Testify in Congressional Senate Hearing
Chris Sambar, senior vice president, AT&T* – FirstNet, will testify before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet at a hearing titled, “An Update on…
Arkansas To Opt-In To FirstNet Network
Arkansas to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Hutchinson Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network First-of-its-Kind Solution Will Create Jobs, Spur Investment and Modernize Public Safety Communications throughout the…
Kentucky To Opt-In To FirstNet Network
Today, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin made his decision to join the FirstNet network. This will make Kentucky one of the first states in the country to “opt in” to FirstNet…
Virginia First State to Opt in to FirstNet
Virginia is the first state to opt in to FirstNet, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced after signing a letter of intent Monday.
Virginia Becomes First State To Opt In To FirstNet
In the first of 56 decisions to be made by state leaders in the coming months, Virginia signs on with the federal government’s proposal for the next generation of public…
Beware Of Misleading Information About FirstNet
In my last blog posting, I raised the role that fire chiefs need to play as governors decide whether to opt-in or opt-out of the state plans released on June…
Wyoming to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Mead to Approve Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
First-of-its-Kind Solution Will Create Jobs, Spur Investment and Modernize Public Safety Communications across the State RESTON, Va — Wyoming is making history. Today, Governor Matthew Mead announced his decision to…