As of 12 August 2022, the new address for the Interop email box will be: Interop@widma.gov

First Responder Network Authority News

  • Last week, First Responder Network Authority staff presented to the 2018 Border Security Expo in Houston, Texas.
  • First Responder Network Authority representatives also presented last week at the State EMS Association Network Annual Meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
  • The Oklahoma Fire Chiefs Association held their Annual Meeting last week in Stillwater, where First Responder Network Authority staff presented jointly with members of the state SPOC team.
  • The First Responder Network Authority and AT&T also spoke last week before the Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Fire Service in Natrona Heights.
  • This week, the First Responder Network Authority will participate in the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association Leadership Summit in Juneau; Vermont regional outreach meetings in Berlin and Milton; the Colorado Wireless Association Annual Education Conference in Centennial; a FEMA Region X Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group meeting in Salem, Oregon; the Integrated Justice Information System (IJIS) National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia; a meeting of the Rhode Island Interoperable Communications Commission in Lincoln; the North Country Interoperability Consortium in Lincoln, New Hampshire; a Public Safety Advisory Committee Tribal Working Group meeting in Phoenix, Arizona; meetings of the Delaware Statewide Interoperable Executive Committee and Broadband Working Group in Dover; an Arizona Public Safety Broadband Program/Regional Forum in Phoenix, Arizona; and the Federal Agency point-of-contact monthly teleconference.

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News from the PSAC

  • The 2018 June Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting is just around the corner. A room block has been reserved at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego Bay at the government per diem rate of $167 per night. To make your reservation online, use this link. If you prefer to make your reservation over the phone, call 619-239-2400 and use the group code “NST.” There are a limited number of rooms reserved, so it is recommended that you book your room as soon as possible. Please pass this information on to any of your associates attending this year’s conference.

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Urgent Communications 2/1: AT&T CEO highlights FirstNet role as ‘foundation’ to carrier’s 5G plans

FirstNet was AT&T’s top strategic initiative last year, and the telecom giant has begun construction of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), which will “prove to be the foundation for taking wireless network performance to a completely new level,” according to AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson.

WISH TV 2/1: AT&T tech will make Noblesville safer, fire chief says

Noblesville is the first Indiana city to partner with an AT&T-built communications platform specifically for first responders.

American City & County 1/29: FirstNet is offering rural communities opportunities to connect digitally

There have been many on-again, off-again moves to provide broadband services to those living in rural areas of the United States who do not have access to or cannot afford Internet connectivity. State programs existed, funded by federal grants, some of which have survived and some disappeared along with the funding. But rural America now has an opportunity to work with, and add to, the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, FirstNet.

Web and Social Media

The First Responder Network Authority’s social media presence grew at its normal rate last week.

  • Twitter gained 76 new followers, now at 9,186.
  • Facebook has 2,619 followers.
  • LinkedIn now has 3,779 followers.
  • YouTube has 718 subscribers.