Boston, BayRICS Ask Court to End FirstNet Delay
End the delay rolling out FirstNet, local governments told the federal court weighing Rivada Mercury’s protest of the company’s rejection as a candidate to build the network. In a joint amicus curiae brief we obtained Thursday, Boston and the Bay…
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Area Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority (BayRICS) urged the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to quickly address the case, which they said caused a delay that's hurting local governments. “In 2016, amici and others thought themselves less than a year away from the deployment of a dedicated public safety communications network, but the pending bid protest has added further delay and frustration to amici and other local governments,” Boston and BayRICS said. “Amici seek to ensure the Court is aware of the important public safety considerations entwined with this case and the administrative resources being expended as the deployment of the First Net network continues to be on hold.” DOJ and AT&T also submitted final written briefs this week (see 1702210062). In an order Thursday, the court accepted the amicus brief and set oral argument for March 3 at 10 a.m. on the Rivada motion and the DOJ and AT&T cross-motions for judgment on the administrative record.