Federal authorities are pushing for more oversight of the multibillion-dollar backup network, operated by AT&T.

The tragedy of 9/11 exposed a critical deficiency in the system first responders use to communicate during a crisis. The ...

FirstNet, the nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety, has increased its subscriber base by 70% since late October 2018. Moreover, the number of public safety agencies using FirstNet ...

When disaster strikes,  America turns to public safety: the firefighters rushing toward flames, police securing a scene, EMTs delivering care, and the hospital staff preparing for an unknown surge of ...

WASHINGTON — As lawmakers begin working toward a potential reauthorization of the post-9/11 program that provides emergency communications services for first-responders, they will have to navigate ...

BUTLER TWP. — David Kerr was describing cellular service reserved for first responders when he was interrupted by a fire truck leaving the station of Valley Regional Fire and Rescue. “They’re using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) As former senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we sparred on many policy ...

At the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix race, Rich Johnson can hear the distant percussive blats of the F1 cars racing in downtown Las Vegas, but he won't get to see them all weekend. And he's fine with ...

According to FirstNet, roughly 31,000 U.S. public-safety agencies now subscribe to the network. The authority’s history page ...

FOREST, VA, UNITED STATES, March 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Catalyst Communications Technologies, a leading supplier of Dispatch, Interoperability and ...

BOULDER, Colo. — First responders have used virtual reality to train for certain emergencies for years, but those simulations are usually limited to a screen and don’t give responders hands-on ...

Amid the chaos of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, I talked to AT&T and first responders about how they plan and operate during events like this. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for ...