FirstNet Texas Flood Update
As public safety’s partner, the FirstNet, Built with AT&T team is on the ground to help ensure first responders and those essential to their operations have the dedicated connectivity they require during…
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PSBTA & PSSA Congratulate Olivia Trusty on Her Confirmation as a New Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
by PSBTA Team | Jun 18, 2025 | News, Press Releases LAS VEGAS – On behalf of the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) and the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), we would like to congratulate…
APCO Joins International 5G Standards Meetings to Advance Public Safety Communications
Last week APCO took part in international 5G standards meetings held by 3GPP in Prague, Czech Republic to develop technical specifications for the 4.9 GHz spectrum band, an important step…
FirstNet Support for Public Safety – U.S. Army 250th Celebration
On June 13, dedicated FirstNet assets – including a FirstNet Satellite Cell on Light Truck (SatCOLT) and a FirstNet Compact Rapid Deployable (CRD)– were deployed to support federal, state, and local public safety near the Pentagon and Lincoln Memorial for the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Parade and Celebration, which is being held from 6/13 – 6/14 in Washington, D.C.
Cannon cites commitment to public safety, improving FirstNet during first public speech
New FirstNet Authority CEO and Executive Director Michael Cannon recognized the FirstNet system’s success to date but emphasized that “we are far from done” in his first public speech since…
Former Washington State, Seattle tech leader Bill Schrier receives national award for public safety communications
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE June 4, 2025 Bellevue, Wash. — The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) today awarded Bill Schrier the Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award (Harlin McEwen Award) for his…
Six trailblazers in public safety receive prestigious Patriot Award
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE June 4, 2025 Bellevue, Wash. – Today, six distinguished leaders in public safety received the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) prestigious Patriot Award for their innovative use of broadband…
San Pasqual Band joins FirstNet public safety network
The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians is connecting its police, fire, education, public works and other departments to FirstNet, built with AT&T – the only network built with and…
Mike Cannon Named FirstNet Authority Executive Director and CEO
PRESS RELEASE May 01, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Mike Cannon has been named the Executive Director and CEO…
The FirstNet Authority Leadership Changes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2025 LAS VEGAS— Many sources have reported that Joe Wassel, the CEO of FirstNet, is retiring. “On behalf of the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance, (PSSA) we…
FirstNet Expands Public Safety’s Dedicated Connectivity with 1,000 New Sites Nationwide
With a commitment unlike any other carrier, AT&T delivered these sites across 46 states and D.C., 9 months ahead of schedule Key Takeaways: AT&T, in partnership with the First Responder…
With FCC Authorization, FirstNet, Built with AT&T Envisions Satellite Connectivity Trials Later This Year
AST SpaceMobile and AT&T are working to bring direct-to-cellular connectivity to first responders on FirstNet via BlueBird satellites Key Takeaways: Working alongside AT&T, AST SpaceMobile has been granted permission to…
FirstNet Expands Coverage for America’s First Responders, Surpasses 7 Million Connections
Innovative solutions enhance in-building connectivity and give public safety unprecedented visibility into their network Key Takeaways: AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) deliver robust, multi-layered coverage – now for…
NCSL Joins Others Expressing Support for the Reauthorization of First Responder Network Authority
As a coalition of bipartisan membership organizations representing state legislatures, state chief information officers, mayors, cities, and counties, we write to express our support for the reauthorization of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). We urge Congress to permanently reauthorize FirstNet before its authorization sunsets in February 2027.
Support FirstNet Reauthorization!
Read the letters of support and use your voice today! Sign the petition to support the reauthorization of the FirstNet Authority March 17, 2025 Recently, several organizations sent a letter to Representative…