First responders in Tioga County are getting another major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet network expansion currently underway by AT&T.

More than 18,500 public safety agencies and organizations, accounting for more than 2.8 million connections nationwide, are on FirstNet. The San Francisco Sheriff's Department, Brevard County Sheriff's Office, and Newark Police Department (New Jersey), as well as the Florida Division of Emergency Management among the latest agencies to sign on to public safety's network.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo appointed 11 leaders in public safety, technology and finance to the FirstNet Authority Board and named Stephen Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina as Board Chair.

Colorado’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the new FirstNet cell site launched in Glenwood Canyon.

Minnesota’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the new FirstNet cell site launched in Fillmore County.