The First Responder Network Authority Board has approved a resolution to increase network coverage and speed up the transition of the national public safety broadband network to 5G capabilities. The board cleared
MoreThe Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has started the recruitment process for new board members of the First Responder Network Authority by issuing a notice on the Federal Register.
MoreThe First Responder Network Authority Board has cleared a budget package of $451 million to fund operations and pursue network improvements in fiscal year 2024. The package, called Resolution 115, includes $261
MoreRenee Gordon, director of the emergency communications center in Alexandria, Virginia, has been appointed vice chair of the First Responder Network Authority board. Gordon has been a member of the FirstNet Authority
MoreAlan Davidson, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, said Congress should pass a bill that reauthorizes the FirstNet Authority as the entity in charge of a nationwide public safety broadband
MoreThe Federal Communications Commission has reauthorized the First Responder Network Authority’s Band 14 spectrum dedicated to first responders and public safety users. The spectrum license renewal is valid for another 10 years
MoreRichard Carrizzo, fire chief for the Southern Platte Fire Protection District in Missouri, has been chosen as chairman of the board of the First Responder Network Authority. He will take over the
MoreSen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has requested that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency conduct annual cybersecurity audits of the AT&T-operated FirstNet broadband communications platform used by first responders
MoreJoseph Wassel, former cyberspace operations executive at the Defense Information Systems Agency, has been chosen as CEO of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s First Responder Network Authority. Wassel’s expertise in public
MoreThe First Responder Network Authority has collaborated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a facility where technology developers can test public safety equipment with emergency response personnel. The
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