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State and local officials shouldn’t blame FirstNet for perceived problems so much as ask how they can help, said Richard Mirgon, a partner at Presidential Partners Consulting and former president of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, in an op-ed…
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for Urgent Communications (http://bit.ly/ZsS8mw). FirstNet has made “excellent progress” in its first six months, according to Mirgon. “It is also interesting to note that some states are trying to shape this broadband project as a cash cow, with some states posturing to determine how they can generate revenue from this spectrum,” he wrote. “Maybe the better perspective is consider the millions of dollars the states will save by not having to build, manage and update a network that will be more extensive and comprehensive than they have today.” People should be thanking NTIA and the FirstNet board, he said.