AT&T Inc. T on Tuesday disclosed that it has signed a deal worth $2 billion to upgrade the emergency cellular network.

When disaster strikes,  America turns to public safety: the firefighters rushing toward flames, police securing a scene, EMTs delivering care, and the hospital staff preparing for an unknown surge of ...

AT&T has struck an agreement worth $2 billion to improve the US First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). The carrier, ...

The tragedy of 9/11 exposed a critical deficiency in the system first responders use to communicate during a crisis. The ...

BUTLER TWP. — David Kerr was describing cellular service reserved for first responders when he was interrupted by a fire truck leaving the station of Valley Regional Fire and Rescue. “They’re using ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke during a House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on the reauthorization of ...

When it comes to public safety, resiliency is paramount in communications, particularly in a time of crisis. In the coming year, Congress has an opportunity to fix a program intended to help first ...

According to reports, 911 dispatchers received a call about the unknown substance around 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. (iStock photo) Decision makers, in the aftermath of a catastrophe, often feel obliged ...

A record-breaking public-private partnership with AT&T in investing in the communications infrastructure public safety desperately needs for day-to-day operations, disaster response and recovery and ...

DALLAS, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstNet®, America's public safety communications platform– built with AT&T* in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet ...

According to FirstNet, roughly 31,000 U.S. public-safety agencies now subscribe to the network. The authority’s history page ...

WASHINGTON — As lawmakers begin working toward a potential reauthorization of the post-9/11 program that provides emergency communications services for first-responders, they will have to navigate ...