News Washington, Oregon, D.C. make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcements 27th December 2017 Leaders for Washington, Oregon and the District of Columbia announce that they have accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, meaning 45 states and three territories have made “opt-in” announcements just two days before the Dec. 28 deadline.
News Governors make a flurry of FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcements on final day before holiday weekend 22nd December 2017 Governors in four states—Massachusetts, North Dakota, Delaware and Connecticut—accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of their states, meaning 43 states and two territories have made FirstNet “opt-in” decisions.
News Rivada, Verizon question AT&T/FirstNet actions as ‘opt-in/opt-out’ deadline just a week away 22nd December 2017 With a Dec. 28 deadline to make FirstNet “opt-in/opt-out” decisions less than a week away, Rivada Networks is encouraging governors to pursue the “opt-out” alternative while advocating for a new 90-day decision period, and Verizon has raised questions about AT&T’s motivation for building the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News Colorado deal with FirstNet does not include integration plans for Adams County public-safety LTE network 22nd December 2017 Colorado officials have said that AT&T has committed to building 35 additional cell sites beyond those identified in the FirstNet plan for the state, but a commitment to integrate the Adams County public-safety LTE network was not part of the Colorado “opt-in” agreement, according to AT&T.
News Rhode Island becomes 39th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 20th December 2017 Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announces that she has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of her state, making Rhode Island the 39th state—not including two territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News FirstNet changes key terms of draft spectrum-lease agreement with Dec. 28 deadline approaching 20th December 2017 FirstNet changes terms in its draft spectrum management lease agreement (SMLA) in a manner that potentially reduce “opt-out” states’ financial liabilities significantly in the case of a failure in alternative radio access network (RAN) performance or public-safety adoption of the alternative FirstNet service.
News Colorado becomes 38th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 19th December 2017 Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Colorado the 38th state—not including two territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Illinois becomes 37th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ decision 18th December 2017 Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Illinois the 37th state—not including two territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Kennedy, Karp leaving FirstNet to start new company focused on public-safety broadband 18th December 2017 FirstNet President TJ Kennedy and FirstNet Chief Counsel Jason Karp will be leaving FirstNet at the end of the year to start a new company early next year that will focus on helping technology firms develop broadband solutions that will meet the needs of public-safety users.
News New Hampshire Executive Council in the spotlight as work continues on Rivada Networks contract 15th December 2017 New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu last week decided the state should pursue the “opt-out” alternative to FirstNet, but the New Hampshire Executive Council must approve a contract with Rivada Networks to build and operate an alternative radio access network (RAN) for the state to continue pursuit of “opt-opt” status.
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