(TNS) — The federal government has invested billions of dollars in a national public safety communications network known as FirstNet, but that didn’t prevent disruptions to the emergency response ...

As a public institution, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) operates its own police department and Office of Emergency Management. Those have their own public safety functions within the ...

A woman walks by an AT&T logo at AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas,Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Dallas. Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer The federal government has invested billions of ...

During and after the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon, a massive influx of calls and texts caused major communications challenges for public safety. First responders had a hard time connecting and ...

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AT&T held an event Friday to highlight a new cell tower north of Hagerstown that features dedicated "VIP" service for first responders, AT&T spokesman Dan Langan said. The tower is part of FirstNet, ...

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 ...