FirstNet CEO Meets With Pai on AT&T Pick, Review of State Plans
FirstNet CEO Mike Poth and Chief Counsel Jason Karp met with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on the award to AT&T of the contract to build the network. The discussion focused on “the planned timeframes for the development and delivery of…
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State Plans,” said a filing in docket 16-269. “We also discussed the Commission’s responsibility to carefully review a state’s alternative plan to ensure that the interoperability mandated by Congress is not compromised,” FirstNet said. “To accomplish its mission, the Commission should be clear in requiring that alternative plans make substantial commitments to interoperability.” FirstNet officials said they discussed the statutory requirement for a state that opts out to “'develop and complete requests for proposals’” before submitting its alternative plan to the commission. FirstNet repeated it would be nearly impossible for the commission to ensure nationwide interoperability if a state choosing to opt out hasn't awarded a contract to a vendor. The FCC’s decision “must be based on a full factual record and not a simple proposal,” FirstNet said.