“Times are tough; financially, logistically, and emotionally. We understand the stressors first responders and their leaders are subject to and we want to help. The PSBTA Vision FirstNet Users Summit…
By Margaret Gutierrez, National Tribal Government Liaison, First Responder Network Authority Twenty years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation revealed fundamental problems with our emergency communications systems. Police…
A unique public-private partnership provides broadband for public safety services and for rural areas that have been traditionally underserved or unserved. By Mark L. Ryckman, ICMA-CM; and Kenzie Capece | Nov…
The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) and the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) would like to congratulate acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on her nomination to be the permanent…
By Jason Porter, President, Public Sector and FirstNet, AT&T On October 28, the country recognizes National First Responders Day – a day to celebrate and honor the women and men…
AT&T Celebrates National First Responders Day
PRESS RELEASE October 26, 2021 RESTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced(link is external) the appointment of 11 leaders in public safety, technology and finance to serve on the…
FirstNet Authority’s board has seven new members—including a new chair in Stephen Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, S.C.—after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced 11 appointments to the body…
Public safety adopted FirstNet at its highest rate ever during the third quarter, resulting in the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) providing more than 2.8 million connections to more than…
O2X Human Performance to provide training programs for public safety officials SCITUATE, MA, October 21, 2021 FirstNet, Built with AT&T and O2X Human Performance are collaborating to support the health, wellness and…
Priority Project will Bury Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Across the Hardest Hit Areas BATON ROUGE, LA., October 20, 2021 AT&T* announced it is investing tens of millions of dollars to further harden…
By Jeff Bratcher, Chief Network and Technology Officer, First Responder Network Authority This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11. In the aftermath of that…
First of its kind ‘in person’ opportunity specifically directed to current FirstNet users to be held in Las Vegas, January 18-21, 2022 The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) is…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority The last 18 months have put emergency managers to the test. Managing the pandemic, civil unrest, and…
AT&T has completed more than 95% of its contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) system on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum, according to an AT&T executive….