FirstNet CEO Says Part of Plan Running Ahead of Schedule
A month after the Department of Commerce announced AT&T would help build the FirstNet network (see 1703300007), the authority continues to make progress, FirstNet CEO Mike Poth said in a Monday blog post. “This public-private partnership maintains the same sense…
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of urgency that FirstNet has upheld since the beginning,” Poth wrote. “There are a number of key milestones that we are on track to achieve, including the expected delivery of draft State Plans in the June timeframe, which is three months ahead of FirstNet’s original target timeframe.” FirstNet and AT&T “look forward to bringing all of the State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) together to preview key information that will be shared in the online State Plans portal,” Poth said. “We will also review with the SPOCs the process for state plans.” AT&T officials said last week most states will opt to be part of the national network rather than going alone (see 1704260015). Poth agreed. The state plans “will deliver a superior solution for public safety wireless broadband communications,” he said. “Our confidence in the FirstNet value proposition is a result of the rigorous acquisition process leading to a best value award as well as the market research that we conducted and the feedback we received from public safety over the last three years through our consultation and outreach efforts. This truly is a network for public safety, by public safety.” Poth promised the public safety the network is coming soon. "As we pledged to do, FirstNet and AT&T have hit the ground running with this public-private partnership," he said. "There is much work to be done and we won’t be letting up on the focus or drive to deliver this much needed Network for public safety."