Sources: AT&T agreed last week to a deal worth up to $2B to upgrade the FirstNet emergency cellular network it runs for the Commerce Department (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)
Hey there, little explorer! Guess what?
Imagine you have a super special walkie-talkie, like the ones firefighters and police use when there's a big boo-boo or an emergency. It helps them talk to each other super fast!
Well, there's a big company called AT&T, and they help make sure these special walkie-talkies (we call them "networks") work really, really well for all the brave helpers.
Last week, AT&T said, "We're going to make these emergency walkie-talkies even better and super-duper fast!" They're going to spend a lot of money, like having a giant piggy bank filled with two billion shiny pennies, to make sure our helpers can always talk when they need to most. Isn't that cool? It helps keep everyone safe!
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal : Sources: AT&T agreed last week to a deal worth up to $2B to upgrade the FirstNet emergency cellular network it runs for the Commerce Department — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hashed out FirstNet program changes with AT&T CEO — AT&T agreed to a deal worth up to $2 billion …
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