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Governor Mary Fallin has signed an opt-in letter with FirstNet, the First Responder Network Authority, and AT&T to strengthen public safety and increase emergency preparedness by officially making Oklahoma a part of the National Broadband Network.

The FirstNet network will help Oklahoma’s first responders communicate and share information by providing them with access to the modernized devices, apps, tools and other resources they need to operate faster, safer and more effectively.

Established in 2012 by Congress, FirstNet was conceived to create and deploy the first-ever broadband network for use by public safety agencies nationwide. AT&T, in a public-private partnership with FirstNet, will build, operate and maintain a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for Oklahoma’s public safety agencies at no additional cost to the state.