Part two is intended to focus on other issues related to Verizon and their recent announcement on their desire to move forward with public safety. They made this easy this last week with two news items.
By Anna M. Gomez As Deputy Administrator at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), I was privileged to work with tremendously talented people…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant As a Verizon 911 customer for many years in the late 90’s and early 2000 they provided very…
Opting in would put advanced tools into the hands of Georgia’s public safety community, allowing it to be better prepared for any event, whether small…
“I love it when a plan comes together” — kind of like what the folks at AT&T Wireless are probably thinking these days. By Lawrence…
States owe it to their residents – and their pocketbooks – to opt-in to FirstNet. It will not only save taxpayers money, but may also…
From offering input as to the definition of public safety responder, to publicly stating its views as to Opt-Out being a false choice, APCO has been and will continue to be a voice in support of FirstNet and their partner, AT&T.
I was having a conversation the other day where an associate was telling me about a conversation with a state official and was asked “tell me why I need FirstNet in ten words or less?” I jumped in and said well I can do it in four words. He asked how. I said “It will save lives”.
The Pulse nightclub shooting showed how critical inter-departmental coordination is in responding to cross jurisdictional situations — where firefighters, EMS and police must all communicate.
With FirstNet’s historic announcement of its selection of AT&T as its partner, we are about to achieve the promise of a state-of-the-art, nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network.
So, let’s talk about something that so far doesn’t seem to be getting much attention. So many articles talk about the states opting in or…
The App Association strongly supports states opting in to the federal public safety broadband network to best enable their first responders to protect public health…
With all the partisan bickering in Washington, D.C., it’s easy to think that progress has stalled on every issue. But something good happened recently, and…
There is a lot of discussion these days about what FirstNet means to the Public Safety Communications Center and how FirstNet might impact them. More…
Last week The Hill ran an opinion piece by Mr. Vance Hitch that correctly made the valid point that this summer will be “a critical moment” for the States as they decide to opt-in to the FirstNet solution, opt-out and attempt to build their own, or do nothing. But that’s about all his “drive-by analysis” gets right.