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Commission hears updates on FirstNet, P25 repeater and Bad Creek coverage
Summary
Commissioners received a report that a FirstNet installation on the Duke Tower is expected to improve 911 coverage in Salem and surrounding mountain areas; a P25-compliant repeater purchased with grant funds has arrived; Anderson County completed repairs at Bad Creek for VTech 37.
Commissioners were briefed on radio and communications upgrades intended to strengthen 911 and rescue coverage in parts of Oconee County.
A staff report said FirstNet equipment is slated to go on the Duke Tower and is expected to be operational this summer; the installation would extend coverage in the Salem/mountain valley area. The report also said the commission is under contract with the nuclear-plant site to secure…
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