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Committee weighs AT&T FirstNet booster and adding a telecommunicator to reduce 911 overtime
Summary
Iroquois County finance and public-safety staff discussed an AT&T FirstNet-funded in-building cell booster offered at no charge (but limited to FirstNet users) and debated hiring a ninth telecommunicator to reduce chronic overtime, asking staff for cost comparisons and scheduling impact analysis.
County staff described an AT&T FirstNet-funded in‑building cell booster that would be installed in the administrative building at no charge and would use the office’s primary and backup Internet connections as a fallback.
Speaker 2 said the booster is provided through a grant tied to FirstNet phones used by first responders and noted the unit 'works off of the Internet' and could switch to the backup connection in the event of a fiber cut. Speaker 1…
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