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American Samoa to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Moliga Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder NetworkRESTON, Va., Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- American Samoa is modernizing communications technology for its first responders. Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga accepted the First Responder Network Authority* and AT&T** plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the territory's public safety community. FirstNet will bring advanced tools that will help American Samoa's first responders save lives and protect communities. "In weighing this important decision to join FirstNet or deploy our own system, our team came to the conclusion that opting-in to FirstNet was the better solution for American Samoa and our first responders," said Governor Moliga. "I wish to express my appreciation to the Director of Homeland Security, Samana Veavea, and Commissioner of Public Safety Le'i Sonny Thompson, and their respective staffs, for their contributions to the making of this well-informed decision. We look forward to working with AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority to deploy this network." AT&T, in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, will provide a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for American Samoa's public safety community at no cost to the territory. 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 American Samoa's fire, police, EMS and other public safety personnel communicate and share information. Specifically, it will:
"Governor Moliga's decision to join the First Responder Network Authority will deliver innovative tools and state-of-the-art technologies to the territory's fire, police and emergency medical services," said First Responder Network Authority CEO Mike Poth. "With FirstNet, American Samoa's first responders will gain access to a reliable and redundant connection over the first-ever nationwide broadband network for public safety." The decision enables the First Responder Network Authority and AT&T to begin offering an entirely new wireless ecosystem for public safety communications. American Samoa's first responder subscribers will have access to quality of service, priority and preemption to voice and data across the FirstNet network. "It's been a pleasure working with Governor Moliga to bring FirstNet to American Samoa's first responders," said Stephanie Tyler, president, AT&T Pacific Northwest. "We're honored to serve public safety here on the island and across the United States." For more information on FirstNet, please visit FirstNet.gov/mediakit and att.com/FirstResponderNews. For more about the value FirstNet will bring to public safety, please visit 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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