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Massachusetts to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Baker Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder NetworkRESTON, Va., Dec. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts is advancing communications capabilities for first responders. Today, Governor Charlie Baker accepted the First Responder Network Authority* and AT&T** plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the Commonwealth's public safety community. FirstNet will bring advanced technologies that will help Massachusetts's first responders save lives and protect communities. AT&T, in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, will build, operate and maintain a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for Massachusetts's public safety community at no cost to the Commonwealth. The FirstNet network will drive innovation and create an entire system of modernized devices, apps and tools for first responders. FirstNet will transform the way Massachusetts's fire, police, EMS and other public safety personnel communicate and share information. Specifically, it will:
The First Responder Network Authority and AT&T designed Massachusetts's network solution with direct input from the Commonwealth's public safety community. The First Responder Network Authority has been meeting with Massachusetts officials and public safety personnel for several years to address their unique communication needs. These include:
By opting in to FirstNet, fire, police, EMS and other public safety workers subscribing to the service will have dedicated access to the information they need, when and where they need it – 24/7/365, like their mission. The decision enables the First Responder Network Authority and AT&T to begin offering an entirely new wireless ecosystem for public safety communications. Massachusetts's first responder subscribers will have immediate access to quality of service, priority and preemption to voice and data across the FirstNet network. "Governor Baker is truly a great partner in public safety," said Patricia Jacobs, president, AT&T New England. "We're honored to have this opportunity to serve the first responders of Massachusetts and to provide the Commonwealth a public safety network that's going to meet their needs for years to come." For more information on FirstNet, please go to FirstNet.gov/mediakit and att.com/FirstResponderNews. For more about the value FirstNet will bring to public safety, please go to FirstNet.com. *About The First Responder Network Authority **About AT&T AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc. Additional information about AT&T products and services is available at about.att.com. Follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at facebook.com/att and on YouTube at youtube.com/att. © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the Globe logo and other marks are trademarks and service marks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. ***Coverage not avail. everywhere. Based on overall coverage in U.S. licensed/roaming areas. Reliability based on voice and data performance from independent 3rd party data.
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