NPSTC Blasts Article Critical of FirstNet
The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Wednesday blasted a critical article about FirstNet in the September issue of The Atlantic. “The prize for the most wasteful post-9/11 initiative arguably should go to FirstNet,” the article said. “FirstNet is in such…
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disarray that 15 years after the problem it is supposed to solve was identified, it is years from completion -- and it may never get completed at all.” The article was by Steven Brill, founder of The American Lawyer and Court TV. NPSTC disagreed with the claims in the article. It's “far from reality,” NPSTC said. “As most public safety officials know, in addition to being inaccurate, the author failed to capture public safety’s longstanding advocacy efforts and hard work toward a dedicated, reliable mission critical wireless broadband network. In fact, there is not one single quote or testimonial from a public safety representative in the story.”