Colorado's FirstNet office challenges AT&T's take on interoperability [telecom]

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The state authority claims the vendor building the nation's public safety communications network is not following Congress' instructions, and has asked the FCC to clarify.

By Ryan Johnston

A Colorado office responsible for overseeing the state's deployment of FirstNet, the national public safety communications network, is asking the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the network will work seamlessly for users on all carriers. But state officials claim the technology office of Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is now standing in its way, and AT&T, the network's operator, says it's already doing exactly what Congress and the public safety community asked.