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Board hears update on local cell‑service efforts; volunteers to compile applications and contact carriers
Summary
Board members said they located prior cell‑service applications and plan to compile materials, draft an elevator pitch and contact carriers and elected officials to pursue improved coverage; residents characterized current service as inadequate and potentially dangerous.
Town officials reported progress in gathering materials for improving cell service in areas of the town where coverage is poor.
A board member said, with assistance from Arlene Campbell, the town located prior applications and related documents from carriers such as Verizon and that about 50–60 pages of material remain to be reviewed. The member said the town will develop a concise summary (an “elevator pitch”) and reach out to carriers and regional elected officials to speed improvements. “We do wanna get improved cell phone service in this area as quickly and efficiently as possible,” the board member said, adding concern that the current lack of reliable service is “dangerous.”
No formal action or funding was authorized at the meeting; board members described the current work as investigative and preparatory. The town plans to compile the historical applications and contact carrier representatives and potentially a congressional office to press the case.
