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The State of Idaho, with outlined county borders and star locating Crater of the Moon National Monument, Idaho; a cell tower.

First responders got a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built FirstNet cell site near Craters of the Moon National Monument. 

The state of New Jersey, with outlined county borders; a cell tower.

Hunterdon County’s first responders got a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet network expansion currently underway by AT&T.

The state of Idaho, with outlined county borders and star locating Ziegler Mountain, Idaho; a cell tower.

First responders got a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built FirstNet cell site near Ziegler Mountain, south of Idaho Falls.  

The state of Minnesota, with outlined county borders; a cell tower.

Minnesota’s first responders got a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites and other network enhancements.

A responder in cold weather gear holds up a FirstNet smartphone

FirstNet, now covers more than 2.71 million square miles. Today, more than 15,000 agencies and organizations – accounting for more than 2 million connections nationwide – have subscribed to FirstNet. As FirstNet grows, more public safety agencies are turning to their network. Recent agencies to sign on to FirstNet include Los Angeles Police Department, the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, which is connecting thousands of law enforcement officers and emergency personnel with FirstNet for the priority communications they require; and the City of Cambridge, part of the Boston metropolitan area, will equip its police, fire, EMS and other first responders with FirstNet, giving them the superior coverage for day-to-day response and life-saving missions.