Authority Directs AT&T to Install Additional FirstNet Cellsites
The FirstNet Authority said Friday that it directed AT&T to deploy more than 135 additional purpose-built cellsites as part of FirstNet. The sites “will add more coverage to the initial FirstNet nationwide buildout, completed in 2023, and to the 1,000…
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sites launched in 2024 and 2025,” the authority said. They will offer Band 14 spectrum, set aside for FirstNet, and be funded through the authority’s strategic investment program. “Today’s announcement underscores FirstNet’s responsibility to deliver nationwide coverage and ensure first responders have the tools they need to save lives,” said NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth.