The FDA's primary goal is to ensure patient safety and I believe they are working diligently on final guidance for regulation of mobile health applications.

I see first-hand the impact that the next generation of mobile health applications and devices are having on healthcare accessibility and improvements to care.

We have to be careful not to lock ourselves into a misguided pathway without a more complete picture of what these new technologies are capable of.

The sooner you get these issues to us, the specifics of them, that we can start to work on them because the subcommittee wants all of this to work just the way you do.

Have you considered integrating adjacent spectrum bands used by commercial wireless providers into 4G LTE-based public safety devices as a way to drive down cost?

Thank you to each one of you for what you are doing and for being instructive to us today.

First, consistent with statute, FirstNet must ensure equipment used on the network is built to open, non-proprietary, commercially available standards.

Good governance is a linchpin of the public safety network that would determine success or failure.

It is my understanding while I have you, Mr. Forgety, that NENA has worked closely with the four largest wireless carriers to reach a voluntary agreement to make text to 9-1-1 service available.

Thank you for your leadership as the Chair of the NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus. It has been very effective and helpful.

To ensure that FirstNet remains on track, leverages the expertise of the communications sector, and does not repeat the mistakes that have plagued public safety communications for decades, I expect this will be the first of many oversight…

FirstNet is here to stay and it is part of our responsibility to ensure it is efficient and well implemented.