FirstNet recognizes the support of the public safety...

FirstNet recognizes the support of the public safety community is needed to make the network work, said FirstNet Director-Government Affairs Edward Parkinson in a FirstNet blog post (http://bit.ly/1tbeUlH) Tuesday. Parkinson said he told the Minnesota Public Safety Interoperable Communications Conference that “planning and partnering will be especially critical for Minnesota, which has a number of coverage factors to consider given the state’s geography is a mix of rural, urban, and wilderness terrain. Minnesota also shares a border with Canada, which is another important consideration for emergency communications planning purposes."