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AT&T Launches 1,000 New FirstNet Sites

AT&T has launched 1,000 new cellsites with Band 14 spectrum, further expanding FirstNet connectivity, the carrier said Monday. The new sites "are part of our 10-year investment initiative with the FirstNet Authority to evolve America’s public safety network and expand…

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its dedicated Band 14 spectrum to more public safety-centric locations.” The sites are across 46 states and the District of Columbia, “with more than two-thirds focused in rural and tribal areas,” AT&T said: “The vast majority enhance coverage for key public safety locations like fire stations, police departments, courthouses, and hospitals.”