AT&T Wireless to Provide Wireless Priority Service

AT&T Wireless was selected to provide Wireless Priority Service (WPS), which helps national security officials, emergency responders, and those in critical infrastructure industries communicate during times of emergency. WPS works by giving a limited number of government-authorized wireless phone users priority access if the wireless network capacity is strained during an emergency. The National Communications System (NCS) oversees the WPS program.



AT&T Wireless will implement WPS on a phased-in basis, beginning with Boston and the Democratic National Convention. Future deployment locations will include AT&T Wireless markets nationwide. http://www.attwireless.com/