Agenda Item
a. Approval of Cellular Services with AT&T Mobility, Inc. (Not to exceed $774,000)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Kermit Belcher, Chief Information Officer, Division of Information and Instructional Technology
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the purchase of cellular services from AT&T Mobility, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $774,000.
Why: The purpose of this agenda item is to continue providing employees with the necessary cellular services required for emergency response, operational continuity, and connectivity to critical district business functions.
Details: DeKalb County School District provides cell phones to employees whose roles are classified as emergency/first responders or are essential to the continuity of district operations. Cellular service access is based on the employee’s specific operational needs.
Currently, the following devices utilize cellular service:
● 1,060 Smartphones (expandable to 1,500 phones and accessories within budget)
● 25 Hotspots The Telecommunications Department actively monitors device usage and removes inactive devices from service to manage costs.
The District selected AT&T for the following reasons:
● AT&T is providing updated iPhone hardware.
● DCSD is classified by AT&T as a First Responder district, placing our devices on the High Priority FirstNet System, which prioritizes cellular traffic for emergency services.
Financial impact: $774,000 General Funds 100.2800.553000.00011.7600.9990.0308.070.0000
Contact: Dr. Kermit Belcher, Chief Information Officer Division of Information & Instructional Technology, 678.676.1274
Effective: November 2025
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
AT&T Mobility Pricing-Georgia Technology Authority
AT&T Agreement ID 8658093
GOV Pooled Plans for Feature Phones
Monthly list Overage Discounted
Plan Name Minutes
Price per Line Charge Price per Line
Government Pooled 100 100 $30.00 $0.25 $25.50
Government Pooled 400 400 $44.00 $0.25 $28.99
Government Pooled 500* 500 $49.00 $0.25 $29.15
Government Pooled 1000* 1000 $70.00 $0.25 $59.50
Add a Line (1:2 Ration GOVP lines) 0 $15.99 $0.25 $12.75
*These plans include Unlimited Text Messaging, Unlimited Mobile to Mobile, Unlimited Night and Weeends,
Basic Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting and 3-Way Calling
GOV Pool Bundle Plans for Smartphones: Unlimited Data/Unlimited Text Included
Smartphon
Monthly List Overage Discounted
Plan Name e Data and
Price per Line Rate Price per Line
Text
300 Minutes Pooled Bundle Unlimited N/W UNL $104.00 $0.25 $50.00
400 Minutes PooledBundle Unlimited N/W UNL $109.00 $0.25 $43.99
500 Minutes Pooled Bundle Unlimited N/W UNL $114.00 $0.25 $49.15
1,000 Minutes Pooled Bundle Unlimited N/W UNL $135.00 $0.25 $73.00
Add a Line (1:2 Ratio GOVP lines) UNL $80.99 $0.25 $35.99
Unlimited Mobile to Mobile, Unlimited Night and Weeends, Basic Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting and 3-Way
Calling
GOV Pool Plans with Tethering for Smartphone: Pooled, Text Data and Tethering
Smartphon
Monthly List Overage Discounted
Plan Name e Data and
Price per Line Rate Price per Line
Text
400 Minutes Pooled Bundle Unlimited N/W UNL $129.00 $0.25 $53.99
Add a Line (1:2 Ratio GOVP lines) UNL $100.99 $0.25 $45.99
Stand-Alone, ePTT, Unlimited Voice/Data/Text Plan
Data Monthly List Overage Discounted
Plan Name
Allotment Price per Line Rate Price per Line
ePTT (Enhanced Push to Talk) only plan N/A $30.00 N/A $18.99
ePTT Integrated Dispatch Console N/A $30.00 N/A $30.00
ePTT PC Computer and Tablet Client N/A $30.00 N/A $30.00
Government Unlimited Voice* N/A $69.99 N/A $30.99
Government Unlimited Bundle w/Unlimited Data and
UNL $134.99 UNL $49.99
Text**
Government Unlimited Bundle w/Tethering, Unlimited
UNL $154.99 UNL $59.99
Data and Text**
Government Unlimited Plan-Aircard/Mi-Fi/Tablets UNL $69.99 UNL $37.99
*Includes Basic Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting, 3-Way Calling
**Unlimited Mobile to Mobile, Unlimited Night and Weekends, Basic Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting and 3-
Way Calling
Additional Features *Not all features listed
Smartphon
Monthly List Overage Discounted
Plan Name e Data and
Price per Line Rate Price per Line
Text
Unlimited Enhanced ePTT (ePTT device required) N/A $5.00 N/A $3.00
200 Text Messages N/A $5.00 .10/MSG 5.00
1000 Text Messages N/A 10.00 .10/MSG 5.00
Unlimited Text Messages N/A 20.00 N/A 20.00
FirstNet SmartPhone Plans
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, Data $39.99
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, Data with tethering $44.99
FirstNet Feature Phone Plans
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Unlimited Nation Talk and Text $22.99
FN Unlimited EPTT Feature Add-On $2.00
FN Unlimited EPTT Only (Stand-A-Lone) $17.99
FirstNet Smartphone Shared Data Plans
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 0GB (Add-A-Line) $35.99
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 2GB (Add-A-Line) $44.60
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 5GB (Add-A-Line) $56.10
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 50GB (Add-A-Line) $227.00
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 100 0GB (Add-A-Line) $397.00
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 500GB (Add-A-Line) $1,799.00
FN Unlimited Nation Talk, Text, 1000GB (Add-A-Line) $3,500.00
FirstNet Data Only Plan
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Unlimited Nation Data Only Plan $37.00
FirstNet Shared Data Only Plans
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Unlimited Nation 0GB (Add-A-Line) $22.00
FN Unlimited Nation 2GB (Add-A-Line) $29.00
FN Unlimited Nation 5GB (Add-A-Line) $41.00
FN Unlimited Nation 50GB (Add-A-Line) $230.00
FN Unlimited Nation 100 0GB (Add-A-Line) $415.00
FN Unlimited Nation 500GB (Add-A-Line) $1,920.00
FN Unlimited Nation 1000GB (Add-A-Line) $3,685.00
Telemetry Plans
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Telemetry Plan 1 MB $4.15
FN Telemetry Plan 2 MB $4.75
FN Telemetry Plan 5 MB $5.80
FN Telemetry Plan 10 MB $6.80
FN Telemetry Plan 50 MB $12.40
Additional FirstNet Features *Not all features listed
Plan Name and Description Net Price
FN Unlimited EPTT Feature Add-On $2.00
AT&T Dynamic Traffic Management $7.50
Interop additional cost per subscriber when utilizing
$5.00
EPTT through a LMR system
AT&T Dynamic Traffic Management Telemetry Public
$2.00
Safety EP per subscriber