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Tag: FirstNet
FirstNet One, a Public Safety Blimp, Deployed in Louisiana for Hurricane Disaster Recovery Support
FirstNet’s first blimp is operational and aiding first responders over Cameron Parish, LA in the aftermath to Hurricane Laura, according to AT&T. The blimp – technically referred to as an aerostat – can fly as…
AT&T Offers Wireless Savings to Teachers, Nurses and Physicians
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…
FirstNet Cell Sites Launching Nationwide to Support Public Safety
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 Begins Path to 5G
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…
In a Potential Challenge to FirstNet, T-Mobile Offers Free Connecting Heroes First Responder Service for Ten Years
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…
AT&T Supports Nurses & Physicians with Three Months of Free FirstNet Service
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…
AT&T Boosts Miami Area Mobile Coverage for Pro Football’s Big Game
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 –…
Nellis Air Force Base Signs on for AT&T 5G and FirstNet Services
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…
FirstNet Adds Blimp to First Responder Network
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…
T-Mobile 5G to Go Live December 6, Promises Free First Responder 5G
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…
AT&T to Sell Caribbean Operations to Liberty Latin America
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.…
AT&T and American Tower Sign New Agreement
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…