First Responder Network Authority Roadmap
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Roadmap is our guide to the future of FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband netw…
Author: PSBTA Team
The mission of the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association is to empower the first responder community by providing them with the tools and resources necessary to participate in the overall success of the network. This includes training a new generation of public safety processionals on the fundamentals of the network by providing access and a platform to trade ideas, innovations, best practices and lessons learned that will lead to smarter and more effective public safety services.
Support the reauthorization of the FirstNet Authority to preserve public safety’s network
In 2009, the leadership of the major public safety organizations came together for the first time ever to ask Congress for dedicated spectrum and fund…
Podcast: FirstNet and the 4.9 GHz Spectrum.
This episode dives into the critical evolution of public safety communications, focusing on the recent FCC decision to establish a nationwide Band Man…
Public Safety Thanks the FCC for Protecting 4.9 GHz
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel and her fellow commissioners led a bipartisan ruling that protects public safety spectrum. “The PSSA and the thousands of…
Podcast: The Future is Now!
This episode dives into the critical evolution of public safety communications, focusing on the recent FCC decision to establish a nationwide Band Man…
Public safety is calling the FCC’s 4.9 decision a major win
In a unanimous, bipartisan, 4-0 decision, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is bolstering
public safety’s use of the historically underuti…
PSSA Encourages Appointment of Commissioner Brendan Carr as Next Federal Communications Commission Chairman
Today the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) sent a letter to the Trump transition team strongly encouraging them to appoint Commissioner Brendan …
The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance commends the FCC on its decision today to approve new FCC rules contained in WP Docket No. 07-100
The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), a coalition of the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA), commends the Federal Communicat…
Chief Lombardi at Vision 2024: FirstNet Made a Difference After Hurricane Helene
By James Careless Hurricane Milton’s assault on Florida was on the minds of attendees at the 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit (Vision 2024), even though…
Helping PTSD Survivors with a Way to ‘Struggle Well’
By James Careless Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects first responders just as much as it affects military veterans. But there is hope: The non-profit Boulder…