The legislation follows an incident in which Verizon cut off firefighters' mobile devices that hit a monthly data limit during the biggest wildfire in California history.

The city will join Houston, Los Angeles, and Sacramento to be among the first to offer the high-speed wireless service by the end of the year.

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have pledged to terminate their agreements with "location aggregators" used for services like roadside assistance and bank fraud prevention.

The phone company will install small cells throughout the city, and will also provide local officials with resources to manage traffic and parking.

The company says it expects many public safety agencies and commercial customers will begin switching to its service as the public safety network is expanded in under-connected regions.

The official nationwide network for first responders and public safety only has one vendor, but competition in the sector continues.

The state is petitioning the FCC to keep its subsidies after Verizon declined the funding that would have improved broadband connectivity across the state.

Commentary: Boston’s chief information officer is hopeful that an incoming generation of wireless technology will upset the industry and bring new connectivity to urban areas.

The new core could provide public safety agencies in all states an alternative to the services offered by AT&T and FirstNet.