FirstNet Planning RFP Release 'Sometime Next Week'

FirstNet plans to release its request for proposals during the week of Jan. 11, CEO Mike Poth said Thursday during a presentation at a Citigroup investor conference in Las Vegas. A spokesman confirmed Poth's comments, and told us Friday that FirstNet "remains committed to releasing the RFP in the first part of January, as planned." FirstNet has been "working with our federal partners to review and finalize all elements in order to successfully release the RFP sometime next week," the spokesman said.