• August 7, 2020

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Verizon announced its First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC), formed by representatives from all areas of public safety, including emergency management, fire, public health, and law enforcement, will offer industry expertise and guidance to current and potential Verizon public safety agency customers through a series of virtual meetings.

Formed in 2019, the VFRAC acts as a consultative committee for Verizon, providing counsel regarding its work with public safety agencies. The council provides input and expertise in a variety of areas including strategy, product development, and public policy initiatives. The goal of this committee of industry experts is to aid Verizon in ensuring its public safety services and solutions meet the needs of first responders.

The VFRAC will host its virtual town hall, the first of many online panel discussions, on Tuesday, August 18 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. ET. The virtual discussion is open to public safety agencies, including both current and prospective Verizon customers, and media outlets. The town hall is called, Public Safety in 2020, a will focus on public safety services during these times.

“The mission of public safety agencies to serve communities has not changed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but everything else about their jobs has been altered in the last six months,” said Andrés Irlando, Senior Vice President and President, Public Sector and Verizon Connect at Verizon. “At such a critical time for our nation, and knowing what a tremendous resource the Verizon First Responder Advisory Council has been to us internally, it made perfect sense to make its members’ expertise, insights, and wealth of experience available directly to our customers and all first responders across the country.”

For more information about Verizon’s first-ever VFRAC virtual town hall, a list of council members joining the panel discussion, steps on how to register for the event, or more, visit https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-first-responder-advisory-council.

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Sources:

verizon.com/about/news/verizon-first-responder-advisory-council

lightreading.com/services/verizon-moves-forward-with-first-responder-advisory-council-/d/d-id/762806

globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/07/30/2070430/0/en/Verizon-First-Responder-Advisory-Council-available-to-public-safety-agencies.html