AT&T announced yesterday that teachers, nurses and physicians will be able to receive a 25% savings on the company’s Unlimited Starter, Extra and Elite wireless plans beginning Friday. First responders, military and veterans were already eligible to receive these savings….
July 01, 2020 — The FirstNet network offers first responders and those critical to their response a purpose-built experience they can’t get anywhere else. That includes truly dedicated coverage and capacity when they need it. FirstNet already covers over 99% of…
The FirstNet dedicated mobile broadband public safety network will be upgraded to 5G, based on a vote by the First Responder Network Authority Board today. It would seem to be a smart decision, as the network, whose construction began in…
T-Mobile said yesterday that it has begun offering free mobile service to first responders at no charge for 10 years as part of the Connecting Heroes program that the company pledged to offer if its plan to merge with Sprint…
DALLAS, April 13, 2020 — AT&T delivered “Some Good News” tonight announcing three months of free wireless service for frontline nurses and physicians nationwide on the FirstNet® network – built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder…
AT&T customers and FirstNet subscribers are getting a big boost in cellular coverage and capacity throughout the Miami area in advance of pro football’s Biggest Game. We’ve been working for more than a year – and have invested more than…
OAKTON, Va., Jan. 14, 2020 – Under a new agreement with Nellis Air Force Base, AT&T will provide AT&T 5G services to the base in Southern Nevada. We will also deliver FirstNet – the nationwide public safety communications platform –…
More than 10,000 public safety agencies and organizations across the country have subscribed to the FirstNet pubic safety mobile broadband service, and more than 1 million FirstNet connections are in service on the FirstNet public safety communications platform, AT&T announced…
T-Mobile said today that it will provide free 5G connectivity to every first responder at every public and non-profit state and local police, fire and emergency medical service agency in the U.S. assuming its merger with Sprint is completed. As…
AT&T announced today that it is exiting its wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, selling those businesses to Liberty Latin America for $1.95 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments. The deal includes network assets,…
Dallas, TX and Boston, MA, September 03, 2019 — AT&T (NYSE: T) and American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) signed a new long-term agreement structured for mutual growth through a simplified leasing process and expanded site development services. The new agreement…
Public safety personnel across the country continue to turn to FirstNetto advance their routine and emergency responses. Nearly 9,000 public safety agencies and organizations have subscribed to FirstNet, accounting for over 750,000 connections in service. And the numbers are growing daily….
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