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Police department to try FirstNet tiering to reduce vehicle data costs
Summary
The police department told the board that AT&T's FirstNet tiered pricing could cut unused-device data costs without increasing the maximum monthly charge; staff will enter the program and record it as a matter of record.
Chief Gerber told the board that AT&T's FirstNet program can tier data usage on in-car devices to reduce recurring costs for devices that see little or no data use. He said the city currently pays $30 per month for each device and that the FirstNet tiers could lower costs for inactive devices to $10–$18 depending on usage while guaranteeing the city would not pay more than $30 if a device exceeds the tier limit.
"First Net has developed a program where if it sees that there's no data being used, they have a tiered price system," Chief Gerber said. He added that savings would not be "mountains of money" but could be meaningful across spare cars and unused devices; the board made the change a matter of record.
Members asked whether the city could be charged higher rates if usage rose; Gerber said the city would never exceed the current $30-per-device charge. The board approved making the arrangement a matter of record and thanked staff for pursuing savings.
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