Press Releases

FOP Call to Action: Critical Officer Safety Issue, Pass a Clean FirstNet Reauthorization 

Tomorrow, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a markup on H.R. 7386, the “First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act,” which would reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) through 2037. FirstNet is an indispensable, nationwide public safety communications network trusted by public safety for its proven reliability and resiliency. The legislation, however, proposes several changes that will hinder FirstNet’s primary objectives and introduce uncertainties that will jeopardize emergency operations, community protection, and public safety.






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…


Public safety is calling the FCC’s 4.9 decision a major win

In a unanimous, bipartisan, 4-0 decision, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is bolstering public safety’s use of the historically underutilized 4.9 GHz spectrum band. The new rules safeguard incumbent operations, establish a process to select a band manager, and make the spectrum available to the FirstNet Authority for 5G deployment on the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (FirstNet).