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FirstNetME @firstnetme
Joined November 2014
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FirstNet Authority
@FirstNetGov
22 Feb 2020
Thousands of skiers set out today in the 2020 American Birkebeiner – the largest cross-country ski race in North America. Discover how @FirstNet supported #firstresponders at last year's race. #FirstNetinAction #Wisconsin #birkie2020 firstnet.gov/newsroom/blog/c…
"FirstNet glides through the snow at American Birkebeiner," a FirstNet SatCOLT and other support vehicles parked in a snowy forested area, a path can be seen where the vehicles pushed through the snow.

ALT "FirstNet glides through the snow at American Birkebeiner," a FirstNet SatCOLT and other support vehicles parked in a snowy forested area, a path can be seen where the vehicles pushed through the snow.
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FirstNetME retweeted
FirstNet Authority
@FirstNetGov
22 Feb 2020
For #PublicSafety, communications tools are a lifeline. This is why they fought for their own dedicated broadband network. Thanks to their tireless efforts, Congress passed legislation on Feb. 22, 2012 to create #FirstNet. Today, the network supports responders nationwide.
Timeline showing FirstNet history from 2001-2019, to learn more visit firstnet.gov/about/history

ALT Timeline showing FirstNet history from 2001-2019, to learn more visit firstnet.gov/about/history
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FirstNetME retweeted
Bangor Fire Dept.@BangorFireDept
3 Oct 2018
Congrats to Chief Higgins on being awarded the Fire Chief of the Year from the Maine Fire Chiefs Association! #congrats #MEFIRE #BGRFIRE
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
16 Aug 2017
UniTel receives a Smart Rural Community award for conecting rural Maine, digital literacy, local partnerships.
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
10 Aug 2017
ow.ly/kspr30eiXGX Another player broadband to rural areas via super tower tethered balloons, seed funding Maine Technology Institute

Startup funding: Aerostats specialist receives big lift from Softbank Group

Aerostat developer Altaeros received major funding from Softbank Group....

us.blastingnews.com
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Maine "Opts-In" to FirstNet, Maine first responders to benefit from a dedicated public safety broadband network. ow.ly/9NY330ebDY8
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All the big players looking toward satellite delivery of internet. Future of broadband to be quite interesting. ow.ly/pY9n30e8K1i
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
11 Jul 2017
ow.ly/K88d30dxdxa Microsoft using TV White Space for rural broadband growth. ConnectME has funded 2 white space projects to Axiom Tech

To Close Digital Divide, Microsoft to Harness Unused Television

Microsoft will harness the unused channels between television broadcasts, known as white spaces, to help get more of rural America online. In an event at the Willard Hotel in Washington, where

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TV white space, efforts piloted acround world and Maine! ConnectME funded, Axiom & Microsoft in the action @connctwithaxiom #USofAnchors
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
23 May 2017
FirstNet New England meeting: CT, MA, NH, RI, VT and ME present, updates from @FirstNetGov & @ATT #flyingcowsmultipleflavors @TilsonTech
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
11 May 2017
Great discussions today at the Maine Municipal Technology Conference about how to bring broadband to all Mainers!
ow.ly/wOUS30bsre0 SpaceX plans to serve internet to all unserved/underserved worldwide through satellites 2019 - 2024, Falcon 9!

SpaceX Will Launch Scores of Internet Satellites Starting in 2019

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Congrats to the @FirstNetGov team!! Amazing work over the past few years bringing the contract to fruition!! ow.ly/KE0K30ayXGR
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
17 Mar 2017
FCC Chairman Pai; wired & wireless broadband should be included in Pres. major infrastructure package ow.ly/FTFq30a0319
ow.ly/7u7d309HX0s TV White space, worth keeping an eye on! @FirstNetGov
ow.ly/yWSy309HqJX This man knows how to keep older Mainers healthy and happy at home. HINT: BROADBAND!

This man knows how to keep older Mainers healthy and happy at home

“The task the health care system has ahead of it is enormous,” Dr. Allan “Chip” Teel said. “It will require skill, teamwork and integrations that will create new opportunities and new demands.” But...

bangordailynews.com
ow.ly/ts80308zTUJ Senators urge prioritization of policies promote deployment of high-speed broadband for all Americans
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FirstNetME@firstnetme
17 Jan 2017
ConnectME Authority attending & presenting to Energy, Utilities & Technology Committee orientation about statewide broadband work in Maine!
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ow.ly/SbTG306U9Pr Great @MTUG_Maine webinar today talking broadband and @firstnetme in Maine - speakers from ConnectME and @FairPoint
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