News North Carolina issues RFP to select vendor to build LTE network in a FirstNet ‘opt-out’ scenario 10th August 2017 North Carolina yesterday released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking vendors willing to build and maintain a public-safety LTE network in the state, if the North Carolina governor decides to pursue the “opt-out” alternative to accepting FirstNet’s deployment plan for the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News FirstNet reviewing state-plan comments, remains on schedule for ‘opt-in/opt-out’ decisions 10th August 2017 All states and territories have submitted formal or informal comments about their initial state plans to FirstNet, which expects to respond to the comments and integrate the input in final state plans that are slated to be distributed to governors in mid-September, according to a FirstNet official.
News LMR demand in North America remains strong, Motorola Solutions CEO says 9th August 2017 Demand for land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems in North America “if anything, continues to go up,” despite media reports of declining LMR licensing activity in the United States, Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown says during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call.
News U.S. Senate passes ‘Kari’s Law’ legislation by unanimous consent 6th August 2017 United States senators approve “Kari’s Law” legislation—requiring the ability to direct-dial 911 on multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) frequently used by hotels, offices and other enterprises—by unanimous consent, greatly improving the potential for the bill to become law later this year.
News Maine becomes 10th state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 4th August 2017 Maine Gov. Paul LePage announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Maine the 10th state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Michigan becomes first state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet after issuing an RFP 3rd August 2017 Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signs a letter accepting the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T. The action makes Michigan the ninth state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system—and the first among the states that issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a vendor partner under a potential “opt-out” scenario.
News New Mexico becomes eighth state to ‘opt in’ to FirstNet 1st August 2017 New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez announces that she has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, making New Mexico the eighth state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News U.S. Virgin Islands becomes first territory to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 1st August 2017 U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, making the group of Caribbean islands the first territory to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News West Virginia becomes seventh state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 27th July 2017 West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces that his state accepts the FirstNet deployment plan for the state, which is the seventh to “opt-in” to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News New Jersey becomes sixth state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 25th July 2017 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces that his state will “opt-in” and become the sixth state to accept the FirstNet plan for deploying the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) that will be built by AT&T, FirstNet’s nationwide contractor.
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