Interconnection agreement between FirstNet, AT&T and Verizon seems questionable

As FirstNet contractor AT&T begins rolling out services for the national wireless broadband network for first responders in the US, it is pushing back against rival Verizon's statements about alternate first responder offerings. Verizon's claims to be working on interconnection with the National Public Safety Broadband Network that AT&T was contracted by FirstNet to build last spring are not true, according to AT&T.

"An interconnection agreement between FirstNet, AT&T and Verizon is currently not underway," an AT&T spokesman told The Business of Federal Technology (FCW) via email. "FirstNet is the country's only communications platform designed for all of public safety. And, while others may try to replicate what FirstNet will offer, FirstNet is the only network with spectrum dedicated in times of emergency and prepared to deliver on Congress's vision for public safety."

https://fcw.com/articles/2018/01/23/firstnet-att-verizon-simmer.aspx