AT&T submitted the winning bid to equip it using many of the same towers and wires that carry its commercial cellphone signals. Verizon and T-Mobile didn’t bid.

AT&T says a wireless spectrum boost could help local agencies do more, while Verizon calls the proposal a $14 billion giveaway. ... AT&T, Verizon Tangle Over 5G Service for Emergency Responders.

Two of the nation’s major telecommunications companies are feuding over a plan to boost service for police, firefighters and other state and local agencies—a move Verizon Communications says ...