Getting FirstNet up and running will present a...
Getting FirstNet up and running will present a tough task for the group’s board and staff in the coming months and years, NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling said Thursday at a forum sponsored by PCIA, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials…
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and the Maryland/D.C. Wireless Association (CD April 12 p2). “Clearly we're looking at a huge challenge here,” Strickling said. “When you look at what the task is that’s been put before FirstNet they have to assemble a nationwide network with nationwide coverage, in other words this is a network that has to reach into every corner of our country.” FirstNet also has to offer a service that first responders find attractive, he said. “Keep in mind absolutely no one has to purchase any service from this network. It’s got to be clear that the service meets needs and is offered at a price that’s affordable to out public agencies.” The FirstNet board also has to follow federal hiring and procurement regulations, he said. Many of the board members are from the private sector, he said: They're “used to hiring people tomorrow and signing contracts next week. That’s not the way we do it in the federal government.” Partnerships with the state and local governments and with industry will be critical, he said. “We're all going to have to pull together on this to make it a success.”