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FirstNet momentum: 20 states and territories to transform first responder communications with FirstNet

Via AT&T News Room

Sep 4, 2017

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Alaska, Hawaii, Nebraska, Puerto Rico and Tennessee are the Latest to Announce Decisions to Opt-In

More than a third of the country has moved to modernize communications for the fire, police, emergency medical services (EMS) and other public safety personnel who bravely protect and serve their communities.

20 states and territories have announced their decision to opt-in to the FirstNet network – America’s only communications platform purpose-built for public safety:

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Hawaii
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Maine
  • Michigan
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Puerto Rico
  • Tennessee
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wyoming

“FirstNet will give public safety the nationwide, interoperable communications system that they’ve spent years advocating for,” said FirstNet CEO Mike Poth. “Every governor that opts in is helping to answer that call. After years fighting to achieve this mission, it’s exciting to say a third of states and territories have moved to deliver the future of public safety to their first responders.”

“FirstNet is by public safety, for all of public safety,” said Chris Sambar, senior vice president, AT&T – FirstNet. “We’re honored to see the strong response by states and territories. It brings us one step closer to getting first responders the tools they need to transform how they communicate and respond to emergencies.”

Both AT&T* and FirstNet have committed significant resources to improve communications among first responders and members of the public safety community. With an opt-in decision, FirstNet, together with AT&T, bears the financial risk associated with the network build in such state or territory and will require no additional financial resources from the state or territory to deploy or operate the network.

The FirstNet network is the only wireless, broadband network specially designed through consultation and feedback from public safety to ensure it meets their current and future technology needs. In mid-September, FirstNet plans to issue updated State Plans to states and territories refined by additional stakeholder feedback.

For more information on a governor’s decision to opt-in, go to firstnet.gov/the-governors-decision-media-kit. Opt-in updates can be tracked here: firstnet.gov. For information on subscribing to FirstNet, please go to FirstNet.com.


About FirstNet

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce. Chartered in 2012, its mission is to ensure the building, deployment, and operation of the nationwide, broadband network that equips first responders to save lives and protect U.S. communities.

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