First Phase of FirstNet Build Complete
FirstNet has “confirmed and validated” completion of the initial five-year build of the public safety network, AT&T and FirstNet said in a joint release Wednesday. “The initial build of the FirstNet network was done on time, on budget and on…
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task,” FirstNet Authority Chair Richard Carrizzo said. “Through our public-private partnership -- and close collaboration with the public safety community across the country -- we have achieved many milestones, with completion of the initial phase of buildout of FirstNet representing a defining accomplishment,” the release said. The network includes more than 1,000 “purpose-built” cellsites where state and public safety stakeholders identified a coverage need, they said. The network covers more than 2.91 million square miles, which is 250,000 square miles more than any commercial network, the release said.