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FirstNet for emergency communications: 6 questions answered

  • Written by Ladimer Nagurney, Professor of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Hartford
imageFirstNet could relieve emergency workers of having to carry multiple radios and other communications devices.AP Photo/Ric Francis

Editor’s note: In the aftermath of 9/11, public safety officials in New York City and around the country realized that firefighters, police officers and ambulance workers needed to be able to talk to each other at...

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