Pa. General Assembly Sets Oct. 19 FirstNet Hearing; Rivada to Urge Opt-Out
The Pennsylvania General Assembly set a Oct. 19 hearing on FirstNet. At 9 a.m. in Harrisburg, it's by the Senate Communications and Technology Committee and the House and Senate committees on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness. Rivada plans to testify…
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and will urge the state to opt out of the AT&T state plan and choose an alternative radio-access-network by Rivada, the company said in a Tuesday news release. FirstNet and AT&T plan to testify in support of opting in, a FirstNet spokeswoman said. Rivada said it offered to build an alternative network for Pennsylvania at no cost to the state, with first responder subscriptions starting at 1 cent monthly per user. Rivada would share network revenue with the state and use the money for network maintenance and upgrades, it said.