Review Committee: FirstNet is Operating Transparently

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the organization overseeing the development of the interoperable broadband emergency communications network being funded with proceeds from broadcaster spectrum auctions, has been conducting its business in an open and transparent manner and did not withhold records from board members or produce a plan without vetting it with the board or public safety stakeholders.

That was the conclusion of a special committee reviewing allegations leveled by board member sheriff Paul Fitzgerald back in April. Fitzgerald, in a resolution, raised concerns in an April 23 board meeting about whether FirstNet was giving board members equal access to records and whether its network plan was being developed without input from all board members and Public Safety Advisory Board members. The resolution was tabled by a special committee which was formed to investigate the concerns.