The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) releases construction-grant funding levels to FirstNet, which will deliver the figures to most governors tomorrow—an action that means…
States and territories can apply for their shares of State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP) 2.0 funding that could total as much as $43.4…
As I am preparing a report on the commercial and public safety communications activities during and after Harvey, Irma, and now Maria, which was the…
Louisiana will soon have a specialized wireless broadband network specifically for first responders now that Governor John Bel Edwards has opted in to FirstNet. Baton…
By Eric Tade Why is this important to the fire service? Because Colorado and other states have unique wildland, rural and urban response challenges and…
“It (FirstNet) will help us in those types of major emergencies that we worry about where the cell towers are being over loaded by the…
In the three years since the Carlton Complex Fire burned 420 square miles in the Methow Valley, knocking out power and disrupting most forms of…
Most governors will have at least until Dec. 21 to decide whether their states and territories will “opt-in” to FirstNet or pursue the “opt-out” option…
The answer to the title of this week’s blog varies depending on whether you talk to the public safety community versus the technology community. However,…
FirstNet updates the state-plan portals, but official state-plan delivery—the action needed to start the statutory 90-day decision window for most governors—must wait until the National…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today announced that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf…
“As we saw in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, our first responders are often the last and only hope for safety in rapidly-changing and life-threatening situations,…
“Idaho is pleased to be joining with other states in participating in FirstNet’s deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network,” RESTON, Va., Sept. 19,…
States and territories that seek to “opt-out” must clear multiple statutory hurdles and be prepared for FirstNet’s ongoing oversight of its RAN operations for the…
“By adopting this plan, our first responders will now have the ability to efficiently and effectively work together not just within the state, but across…