Preparedness response and communications will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on the state of First Responder communications. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I want to welcome all witnesses here this morning on an issue that is vital to our Homeland Security. The ability of our First Responders to communicate. As noted in the 2006 national interoperable baseline survey, there is a, quote, direct correlation between effective communications, interoperatedability and First Responders ability to save lives, end quote. In my hometown of new york city we know this all too well. Both the first both the office of Emergency Communications and First Responder Network Authority were established in the wake of the communication failures of 9 11 and later in hurricane katrina. We have made a great deal of progress since those fateful disasters. States and localities have invested billions of dollars in their Communications Networks, including
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Will come to order. The update on first net and this exciting effort to deploy the nationwide interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network. Im glad to convene a hearing and an accord tuesday a attendants from a good friend ended 2012 bin that to lead the development of that Public Safety Broadband Network. With those communication failures in the other National Emergencies including Hurricane Katrina it with those Reliable Communications network to support the essential work. So with those firstsp responders across multiple jurisdictions to provide lifesaving Emergency Services. In to establish the broad base and network. And how it intended to meet the needs of each state of the regular Access Network. In with reliable coverage and into a number of murders of the subcommittee. Subcommi so those with user fees would be affordably priced to First Responders since the time much has happened to open the innovation and test lab with those new applications to be used by c First Responders.
Att and the Virginia Office of Public Safety. This is an hour and 40 minutes. It is precisely 10 00 a. M. Good morning and the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. The subcommittee comes to order. The exciting efforts to deploy the nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network. Im glad to convene this hearing and i look forward to the attendance and a moment to from my different friend and Ranking Member mr. Schatz. In 2012 congress created the First Responder Network Authority to lead the development of a nationwide interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network in the United States. With the Communications Failures that plague Recovery Efforts during 9 11 and other National Emergencies including Hurricane Katrina there was and still is a clear need for a Reliable Communications network to support the central work of our Public Safety officials such a network would improve coordination on First Responders across multiple jurisdictions and enhance the ability of First Responders