FirstNet Overview Jeff Johnson, Board Vice Chair May 2,
2015
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FirstNet Beginnings May 2, 2015 2 2.22.12 FirstNet becomes law
PL 112-96 GOVERNANCE THE LAW FUNDING The FirstNet Board has 15
members, including those with telecommunications and public safety
backgrounds Each Governor appoints 1 Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
and governing body to represent the states interests to FirstNet 40
member Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) advises FirstNet on
public safety intergovernmental matters BAND CLASS (BC) 14 20MHz of
bandwidth has been dedicated to public safety in the prime upper
700MHz frequency range Initial funding from spectrum auctions $7B
fully satisfied (funded) FirstNet is allowed to lease unused
spectrum once operational (worth more than $7B) User fees MUST BE A
FULLY SELF-SUSTAINED MODEL
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Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) 40 members representing
public safety and state/local/tribal organizations Offers guidance,
information, and public safety subject matter expertise to ensure
that needs, requirements, and operational constructs necessary for
critical public safety capabilities are included in the network For
more information, visit http://firstnet.gov/about/public-
safety-advisory-committeehttp://firstnet.gov/about/public-
safety-advisory-committee May 2, 2015 3
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First Responders Deserve the Best Network FirstNet will ensure
the development of a differentiated, reliable and resilient
broadband network that is: Dedicated to public safety Nationwide:
rural and urban Ruggedized to meet public safety standards Designed
to provide access to applications and databases that meet public
safety needs Designed with state of the art devices May 2, 2015
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FirstNet Network Benefits May 2, 2015 5 Dedicated to Public
Safety QoS, Priority & Preemption (QPP) Local Control Public
Safety Apps / Services Situational Awareness Public Safety
Grade
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First Responder Communications May 2, 2015 6 The Current
StateThe Near-Term Vision Mission Critical Non-Mission Critical
FirstNet will ensure that emergency responders are provided with
the first nationwide, high-speed, wireless broadband network
dedicated to public safety Land Mobile Radio (LMR) for Public
Safety Voice LTE Service / Devices Data Voice Data Source:
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Funding towards initial build out of the Nationwide Public
Safety Broadband Network Revenue, Architecture & Priority May
2, 2015 7 FirstNet Users Excess Network Capacity FirstNet Spectrum
**Priority Access** CoreRANCoreRAN 22 33 55 44 1.$7B Initial
Funding from Auction Proceeds 2.Network User Fee (Service Plan)
3.Lease Fee for Excess Network Capacity 4.Core Network Access Fee
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Network Deployment Draft RFP Documents Local, State &
Tribal Consultation Final RFP Early Builders in Operation Federal
Consultation Deliver State Plan/ Governor Approval Public Notice(s)
PSAC Recommendations Industry Days May 2, 2015 8 Key Milestones
Phase II Public Notice(s) & Comment Expand Outreach and
Consultation Leverage PSAC Recommendations and Early Builder
Results Release Final RFP SPOC Calls & Webinars Local, State
& Tribal Consultation SPOC Calls & Webinars PSAC
Recommendations Phase II: Road To Implementation
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Stakeholder Inputs May 2, 2015 9 Additional Inputs State
Consultation Outreach Engagements Acquisition Process Public Notice
and Comment Process Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC)
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Strengthen Our Relationship Provide FirstNet Updates Learn
about States Unique Needs Discuss Next Steps Initial Consultation
Goals May 2, 2015 10
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Data Collection Categories State / Territory May 2, 2015 11
Users and Operations Current Service Capacity Applications Data
Usage Coverage Phased Deployment Public Safety Entity Info Devices
Operational Areas Procurement Vehicles Service Plans / Costs
Barriers Coverage Objectives Service Plan
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Tracker State Consultation Activities As of 30 April 2015 May
2, 2015 12 GU HI MP / CNMI WA AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA ID IL IN
IA KS KY LA ME MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR
PA SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WV WI WY LEGEND 53 50 23 Pre-Consultation
Conference Call Closed Initial Consultation Checklist Returned To
FirstNet Initial Consultation Meeting Held All Received Initial
Consultation Package From FirstNet 25 Initial Consultation Meeting
Scheduled VI PR DC DE MD RI AS
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FirstNet Support for the Regions May 2, 2015 13
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Outreach and Education May 2, 2015 14 SPOC List:
www.firstnet.gov/consultation www.firstnet.gov/consultation PSAC:
www.firstnet.gov/about/public- safety-advisory-committee
www.firstnet.gov/about/public- safety-advisory-committee
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