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Alarm industry process for obtaining FirstNet radio services
Installing alarm dealer using third party monitoring company
- If you already have a NRTL listing, apply to TMA for a TMA Certificate of Verification, using NRTL listing as a qualifier to gain approval to use FirstNet Services. If you do not have a NRTL listing, you can first apply to the TMA IQ program and complete that program and then apply for the TMA Certificate of Verification using IQ as a qualifier.
- Once approved give the TMA Certificate to a Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) who sells alarm panels/radios that are FirstNet approved and offer FirstNet Radio Services. The only OEM that currently offers FirstNet approved equipment is DMP. Other OEMs will be added when they offer approved FirstNet equipment.
Installing alarm dealer with own monitoring station
- If you already have a NRTL listing, apply to TMA for a TMA Certificate of Verification, using NRTL listing as a qualifier to gain approval to use FirstNet Services. If you do not have a NRTL listing you can first apply to the TMA IQ program and complete that program and then apply for the TMA Certificate of Verification using IQ as a qualifier.
- Once approved give the TMA Certificate to an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that sells alarm panels/radios that are FirstNet approved and offer FirstNet Radio Services. The only OEM that currently offers FirstNet approved equipment is DMP. Other OEMs will be added when they offer approved FirstNet equipment.
Third party monitoring company
- If you already have a NRTL listing, apply to TMA for a TMA Certificate of Verification, using NRTL listing as a qualifier to gain approval to use FirstNet Services. If you do not have a NRTL listing, you can first apply to the TMA IQ program and complete that program and then apply for the TMA Certificate of Verification using IQ as a qualifier.
- Once Approved give the TMA Certificate to the OEM that you use to offer FirstNet services.
Certification and equipment approval
- Apply to TMA for a TMA Certificate of Verification to gain approval to use FirstNet Services. This will require UL listed product numbers to be submitted as part of the submittal process.
- Once you have the TMA Certificate, instructions will be provided by TMA as to next steps to follow in contacting appropriate AT&T/FirstNet personnel to get approval from AT&T/FirstNet for your equipment to be used for FirstNet Service.
Additional notes
- TMA will be setting up a portal to verify renewals with a downloadable list to validate against.
- Renewals are yearly.
- Once you have the TMA Certificate, instructions will be provided by TMA as to next steps to follow in contactingappropriate AT&T/FirstNet personnel to get approval from AT&T/FirstNet for your equipment to be used forFirstNet Service.
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