First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) officials are developing a process to verify AT&T’s nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) coverage. FirstNet also received its first sustainability payment from AT&T.

Genesis PULSE partnered with RapidSOS to provide public safety with a single display that integrates real-time first responder positions with precise locations of 9-1-1 smartphone callers.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the commission will further streamline and modernize its cellular rules at its July 12 meeting.

The number of “FirstNet Ready” certified smartphones has increased to seven from the original four. The phones are available to subscribers of First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) services.

The Osceola County (Florida) School District and Florida State University (FSU) are implementing Mutualink’s real-time emergency interoperability solution. Leon County, home to FSU’s main campus, is also deploying the technology.

CenturyLink was awarded a contract through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) for 9-1-1 equipment and emergency call management solutions. The contract covers emergency notification-related equipment, software and services that encompass dispatch and emergency call control.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) released a statement noting its supports the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) as the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

A new study from TCCA highlights the need for commercial mobile network operators to participate in delivering next-generation critical communications solutions for societal and potential business benefits.

A dispute in Vermont that has left a significant portion of the state without cellphone service — and in turn 9-1-1 service — might require FCC or other federal action.

Verizon and the Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC) joined the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in questioning the validity of an interference study in the 6 GHz spectrum.