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Bill to permanently reauthorize the FirstNet Authority reintroduced in the House
A bill that would permanently authorize the FirstNet Authority was reintroduced yesterday in the House of Representatives by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (R-Tex.) as the entity charged with building and maintaining…
FirstNet Authority Board member serves her community, advocates for territories
By First Responder Network Authority Alexandra Fernández Navarro is an Associate Member of the Puerto Rico Public Service Regulatory Board, with an extensive career in public service and telecommunications. She was…
AT&T claims satellite-direct-to-phone deal with AST SpaceMobile in FCC waiver filing
AT&T told the FCC that it has agreed to have satellite-direct-to-phone company AST SpaceMobile provide supplemental-coverage-from-space (SCS) services to its subscribers and asked the FCC to approve waivers that allow…
Seybold’s Colleagues Remember Him With Respect and Fondness
By James Careless Editors Note* We here at allthingsfirstnet.com are saddened at the passing of our friend and colleague. He was here with us at the beginning and will always be here…
Fire on the mountain: FirstNet connects responders during Colorado wildfire
By Tracey Murdock, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority On March 26, 2022, firefighters in Boulder, Colorado, began their day on alert. They received an email at 7:40 a.m. that…
California’s Multi-Vendor NG911 Rollout Puts Redundancy First
By James Careless Redundancy is at the heart of California’s statewide upgrade to Next Generation 911 (NG911) services. This is why, when it allocated nearly $1 billion to this project…
Carrizzo to be the first, first responder, appointed Chair of FirstNet Authority Board
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE RESTON, Va. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of Chief Richard Carrizzo to be Chair of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board. Chief…
AST SpaceMobile says it makes first satellite-direct-to-phone voice calls
Call was executed using 850 MHz Band 5 spectrum licensed to AT&T, which has been supporting AST SpaceMobile’s testing efforts. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: April 26, 2023 AST SpaceMobile today…
AT&T says FirstNet has about 4.7 million connections, 25,000 agencies
FirstNet supports more than 4.7 million connections for public-safety subscribers representing more than 25,000 agencies as of the end of March, AT&T stated today in conjunction with the release of…
When law enforcement needs help—elevating extended primary users on FirstNet
By Harry Markley, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Law enforcement officers are among the most important users of the FirstNet network, along with other public…
Cherish and AT&T Create Solution to Help Independent Living
For qualified facilities, additional connectivity and resiliency will be available with the solution through FirstNet®, Built with AT&T—the only network built with and for America’s first responders and the extended public…
Preserving Cherokee Nation Traditions with AT&T Connectivity
By Josh Davis, client solutions executive, Public Sector, AT&T and Cherokee Nation Citizen With this new tower, AT&T expands coverage to connect Cherokee citizens in Kenwood and residents can access high-quality and…
FirstNet Authority Board member Renee Gordon examines the intersection of FirstNet and 9-1-1
9-1-1 serves at the nexus of public safety communications—which is why the 9-1-1 community has always been important to our work at the FirstNet Authority. A prominent leader in the 9-1-1…
More First Responders Choose FirstNet to Reliably Communicate
We’re announcing the new miniCRD to help first responders’ emergency response. To celebrate the anniversary of the creation of FirstNet, we’ve launched the new Mini Compact Rapid Deployable for FirstNet. Now available for…