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FirstNet Town Hall

APCO International August 16, 2017 Government, Industry

By Matthew Schreiner

Presenters: David Buchanan, Susan Swenson, Jeffrey Bratcher, Richard Stanek, Kevin McGinnis

This update to FirstNet’s progress was a high-level summary of many other deeper-level FirstNet presentations provided throughout the conference. The five-member panel provided a 30-minute update, followed by 30 minutes of questions from the audience. The panel’s comments and answers to questions communicated the following very clear messages:

  • Members of the Board are pleased with the progress made in the last 18 months.
  • FirstNet’s primary role is to ensure that AT&T delivers all the things the project promised to deliver to public safety practitioners.
  • FirstNet will remain committed to being an advocate for public safety as long as the network exists.
  • FirstNet must ensure the service provides interoperability, security, resilience and quality of service, all at a reasonable price.
  • There are three groups from which accountability is required for FirstNet to be successful:
    1.  FirstNet: accountable to public safety to ensure advocacy, good governance and excellent service
    2. AT&T: accountable to FirstNet to deliver what it promised in its RFP response
    3. Public Safety: accountable to participate in good faith and take ownership in the solution

Those messages seemed to provide the audience with a feeling of confidence that FirstNet is on the right track.

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