News Guam becomes first Pacific territory to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 4th January 2018 Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, making Guam the first Pacific territory to “opt in” to the FirstNet system.
News ‘Opt-in’ decisions give public safety in all states the option of using FirstNet immediately 2nd January 2018 Public-safety agencies and personnel in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to subscribe to FirstNet broadband services from AT&T after all governors facing the Dec. 28 deadline made “opt-in” decisions to accept the FirstNet deployment for their states and territories.
News It’s unanimous: California makes FirstNet ‘opt-in’ decision but expresses reservations 29th December 2017 Despite expressing some concerns, California Gov. Jerry Brown announces that he accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, meaning all 50 states and three territories facing today’s deadline made an “opt-in” decision for FirstNet.
News All eyes on California as Florida makes FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement, New Hampshire reverses ‘opt-out’ plans 28th December 2017 New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Florida Gov. Rick Scott announce that accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of their states, meaning California is the only state that has not made an “opt-in” announcement by today’s deadline.
News New York becomes 47th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 28th December 2017 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo 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 New York the 47th state—not including three territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system by today’s deadline.
News Mississippi becomes 46th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 28th December 2017 Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant 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 Mississippi the 46th state—not including three territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system by today’s deadline.
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.
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