Fierce Wireless: T-Mobile, Verizon back new 4.9 GHz public safety coalition

November 16, 2023

There’s a new coalition in town, and its mission is to protect local control of 4.9 GHz spectrum used by public safety organizations across the country.

Specifically, the Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI) wants to keep the 4.9 GHz spectrum under the control of public safety and critical infrastructure industry users and out of the hands of FirstNet, whose 700 MHz network is run by AT&T…