Oklahoma To Continue Outreach After Initial Consultation With FirstNet
Oklahoma public safety stakeholders, including representatives from all 77 counties, met for the state's initial consultation with FirstNet, said a blog post from FirstNet. Oklahoma's single point of contact Ben Gherezgiher explained the Oklahoma Public Safety Broadband Network project objectives…
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and discussed its accomplishments on data gathering, coverage reviews and tribal engagement, the post said. The state’s outreach and education activities also were discussed. Leading up to the initial consultation meeting, Oklahoma had held 26 outreach sessions across the state and hosted a tribal webinar, in addition to attending and presenting at numerous public safety and emergency management-focused conferences, FirstNet said. Through surveys sent out to more than 10,000 public safety entities throughout the state, Oklahoma gathered valuable data on topics such as plan pricing, barriers to adoption and phased build-out, FirstNet said. The next steps are to continue outreach and education, data gathering, tribal engagement and coverage reviews while evolving the state’s governance structure to prepare for FirstNet, the post said.