Plans to enhance wireless broadband coverage for first responders, particularly public safety organizations operating in remote, rural, and difficult-to-reach locations, have been announced by the ...

Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigations revealed significant communication failures among first responders. Police and fire departments operated on incompatible radio systems, ...

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 calls for a ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger Photo: Chris Seward/Hostages and Missing Families Forum/Luo Yun/Associated Press For a glimpse into ...

When it comes to public safety, resiliency is paramount in communications, particularly in a time of crisis. In the coming year, Congress has an opportunity to fix a program intended to help first ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Decision makers, in the aftermath of a catastrophe, often feel obliged to put pen to paper in order to help ensure that the same thing does not happen twice. This urge to heed the battle cry of “Do ...

AT&T has launched 1,000 new cell sites with public safety’s Band 14 spectrum to further expand connectivity on FirstNet, Built with AT&T, the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first ...