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About Verizon PTT+ →Website ↗What is carrier push to talk?
Carrier push to talk is a push-to-talk service that a mobile operator sells and runs on its own network. Users get an app or a phone with a PTT key, admins a web tool for talkgroups and dispatchers a console. The three US carriers each sell one, and AT&T adds FirstNet.123
| Service | Group sizes | Price, October 2026 | Mission-critical tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk | — | From $5 (Standard) and $20 (Advanced) per user per month2 | Advanced has 3GPP-based features2 |
| FirstNet Rapid Response | Up to 3,000 per talk group | $12 (Standard) and $27.50 (Advanced) per user per month, June 2024 brief4 | The service is built on 3GPP MCPTT3 |
| Verizon Push to Talk Plus | 250; broadcast to 500; 3,000 with Group Advanced | Through Verizon sales1 | — |
| T-Mobile Direct Connect | Ad hoc 10; TalkGroups 250; broadcast 500 | Through T-Mobile sales5 | T-Mobile MCPTT, up to 3,000 per TalkGroup5 |
For the phones and PTT keys behind these services, see push-to-talk phones.
What is Verizon Push to Talk Plus?
Verizon Push to Talk Plus is Verizon Business's push-to-talk app for basic phones, smartphones, tablets and land mobile radios on one channel. It supports calls to one person or a group of up to 250, broadcasts to 500, and optional add-ons for groups of up to 3,000. Pricing goes through Verizon sales.1
- Group Advanced adds location-based grouping and urgent notifications. Group Command adds monitoring of signal strength and battery and remote listening to specific conversations.1
- Dispatch runs from a desktop; the page also lists location pins, texts, photos, videos and documents.1
- Verizon's page shows Samsung Galaxy XCover7 Pro, Sonim XP Pro 5G, Kyocera DuraXV Extreme+, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5, Google Pixel 10 Pro, iPhone 17 and iPad A16.1
- Verizon's FAQ says the app can work on devices connected to other carriers' networks.1
What is AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk?
AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT) is an IP-based push-to-talk service with sub-second call setup. As of October 2026, Standard starts at $5.00 and Advanced at $20.00 per user per month. Advanced adds emergency calling, user check, user enable and disable, discreet listening and radio interoperability.2
- AT&T offers an EPTT-only option on select devices with no cellular calls or data browsing.2
- A web Corporate Administration Tool manages contacts, talkgroups and permissions, and a web dispatch solution tracks location and records conversations.2
- The AT&T and FirstNet device portfolio, updated 7 July 2026, covers iPhone 8 to 17, Samsung Galaxy S and A10 to A16 series and XCover7 Pro, Sonim XP10, XP Pro, XP5plus and XP3plus 5G, Crosscall P6, Google Pixel 5 to 10, Siyata SD7, Motorola L11 and Zebra TC57x, TC58, TC77, TC26, TC27 and TC52.6
What is FirstNet Rapid Response?
FirstNet Rapid Response is AT&T's 3GPP-based push-to-talk service for FirstNet-eligible public safety customers. It needs a FirstNet-capable device with a FirstNet SIM and rate plan. The June 2024 brief lists $12.00 Standard and $27.50 Advanced per user per month, with up to 3,000 users per talk group.43
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard subscription | $12.00 per user a month |
| Advanced subscription, includes the $5.00 interoperability fee | $27.50 per user a month |
| MCPTT-only feature phone, Standard and Advanced | $29.00 and $39.00 per user a month |
| Wi-Fi and cross-carrier only, Standard | $20.00 per user a month |
| Streaming video add-on | $20.00 per device a month |
| Web Dispatch | $220.00 per seat a month; $135.00 more for streaming video |
Rapid Response applies AES-256 encryption to voice, data and video on top of the 128-bit LTE encryption, and uses Band 14.4 It works with the existing EPTT app, and FirstNet-eligible EPTT customers can migrate their talk groups.34 It is intended for use in the United States; international roaming is charged at AT&T's standard rates.3
What is T-Mobile Direct Connect?
T-Mobile Direct Connect is T-Mobile for Business's push-to-talk service, listed as of October 2026. It offers one-to-one calls, ad hoc groups of up to 10, TalkGroups of up to 250 and one-way broadcasts to 500. A mission-critical tier, T-Mobile MCPTT, is sold alongside it.57
- Rugged PTT-button devices on the supported list, updated 17 September 2025: Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro and XCover7 Pro, Sonim XP3+, XP3plus 5G, XP10, XP Pro and XP5plus, and CAT S22 and S62. The list also covers iPhones, Google Pixels, other Samsung phones and tablets without a PTT button.8
- T-Mobile says rugged PTT devices made for other carriers do not work with Direct Connect. Other phones can run it over the top on Android 9.0 or later or iOS 11 or later.8
- T-Mobile MCPTT launched on 27 March 2024, integrated with Motorola Solutions' Critical Connect service, with Wireless Priority Service and links to LMR by radio over IP, ISSI or CSSI.9
- MCPTT TalkGroups allow 300,000 members with up to 3,000 users affiliated. T-Mobile also lists satellite-backed PTT coverage through T-Satellite.510
Do carrier push-to-talk services work with land mobile radios and MCPTT?
Yes, all three carriers state a link to land mobile radio. AT&T puts it in EPTT Advanced and as a $5.00 add-on to Rapid Response Standard; Verizon lists it in the product page; T-Mobile calls it an interoperability add-on. The mission-critical tiers add 3GPP MCPTT features.2417
- Rapid Response lists one-time site licenses of $2,500 for a radio-over-IP gateway, $7,500 for an ISSI link and $7,500 for a CSSI link; the customer supplies the equipment.4
- The standard behind AT&T Advanced, Rapid Response and T-Mobile MCPTT is explained on the MCPTT page; gateways are covered under radio over IP and LMR vs PoC.
Does carrier push to talk exist in the UK and Europe?
Yes, in at least one case. In June 2020 Telia in Sweden launched a carrier-integrated mission-critical push-to-talk service from Motorola Solutions over its LTE network, built to 3GPP standards, with Motorola LEX L11 rugged devices. Motorola said it already served three major European operators, including KPN and SFR.11
Motorola's carrier-neutral service also sells in Europe: TLK radios with a pre-installed SIM cover the EU, EFTA and the UK. See Motorola WAVE PTX.12
Questions
Is Verizon push to talk free?
No. Verizon Push to Talk Plus is a business service, and buyers are directed to Verizon sales for pricing.1
Do I need a voice and data plan for AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk?
AT&T offers an EPTT-only option on select devices with no cellular calls and no data browsing. Otherwise the app runs on most smartphones.2
Can a team mix carriers?
Verizon says its app works on devices connected to other carriers' networks. T-Mobile says rugged PTT devices made for other carriers do not work with Direct Connect.18
Which Zebra devices work with AT&T push to talk?
The AT&T and FirstNet portfolio lists the Zebra TC57x, TC58, TC77, TC26, TC27 and TC52.6
Sources
- Push to Talk Plus · Verizon Business
- AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk · AT&T Business
- FirstNet Rapid Response · FirstNet, AT&T
- FirstNet Rapid Response product brief, v.061224 · FirstNet, AT&T
- Push-to-Talk solutions · T-Mobile for Business
- T-Mobile Direct Connect flyer · T-Mobile for Business
- Direct Connect supported devices, updated 17 September 2025 · T-Mobile for Business
- Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) solutions · T-Mobile for Business
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- WAVE PTX brochure, September 2024 · Motorola Solutions
