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The FirstNet Authority’s Alexandra Fernández Navarro and Michael Varney and others talk with an official from the U.S. Pacific territories, standing at the rear of three public safety vehicles in an open apparatus bay.

FirstNet Authority delegation to Pacific territories addresses public safety needs, network operations

The U.S. Pacific territories — American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam — are home to a quarter million Americans. Located thousands of miles from the mainland, these territories are among the most remote regions in the nation. The FirstNet Authority sent a delegation to all three island territories to discuss the current status of FirstNet in the territories and to further understand their public safety operations and emergency communications needs.
Elbert County Sheriff Norton holding a FirstNet-enabled phone

FirstNet Connects Rural Colorado First Responders

In rural Elbert County, Colorado, a lack of connectivity posed serious safety risks for deputies and those they serve. Elbert County Sheriff Tim Norton addressed these communication challenges and brought his deputies better technology by switching to FirstNet, the broadband network dedicated to public safety. This enables faster, safer responses.
Cover page of the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report to Congress, overlayed on blue background; “Delivering on the Promise: Deploying the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network”

Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report to Congress features successful completion of 5-year network build, Band 14 FCC license renewal

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Annual Report to Congress highlights the achievements and continued progress that the FirstNet Authority has made throughout FY 2023. Details of the FirstNet Authority’s milestone successes in ensuring the deployment of the FirstNet network and securing the renewal of its Band 14 license by the Federal Communications Commission demonstrate a continued commitment to innovation and serving our nation’s public safety community.
FirstNet Authority logo on neutral background

Update on February 22 Network Outage

In the early hours of the morning on February 22, 2024, our network partner, AT&T, experienced a broad outage that impacted public safety users of FirstNet. The FirstNet network was restored by around 5:00 a.m. CST — about 3 hours since service was initially affected for some FirstNet subscribers across the country. The FirstNet Authority is working with AT&T to implement strategies and corrective actions to help prevent FirstNet from experiencing an outage like this in the future.
Compilation of different FirstNet deployables, including: miniCRD, a CRD on the back of a boat in the water, a SatCOLT, a Cell Booster Pro, a Flying Cell on Wings (COW), another SatCOLT, a CRD on the ground, a CRD on the back of a pickup truck, a mobile broadband kit

Versatile FirstNet deployables for any scenario

SatCOLTS are a popular offering in the FirstNet deployables fleet, but the fleet has more to offer than just big trucks with tall antennas. Some of the newest options in the FirstNet fleet offer flexible, versatile coverage options that can help with a wide variety of response scenarios.