First Responder Network Authority Board Special Meeting

The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will hold a Special Meeting via telephone conference on August 15, 2014.

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 created FirstNet as an independent authority within the NTIA. The Act directs FirstNet to establish a single nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network.

The FirstNet Board, which is responsible for making strategic decisions regarding FirstNet’s operations, may, by a majority vote, close a portion of the Special Meeting as necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss legal matters affecting FirstNet, including pending or potential litigation; otherwise the meeting is publically accessible by dial-in.

[Smith is Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration]