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County approves AT&T/FirstNet wireless tower application for Chickamauga to improve coverage and 911 connectivity
Summary
The board unanimously approved a wireless communications facility application presented by Pike Legal on behalf of AT&T/FirstNet; the company said the tower will bring 5G and FirstNet connectivity to improve emergency communications and internet access in a rural part of Walker County.
LAFAYETTE, Ga. — Walker County commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 6 to approve a wireless communications facility in the Chickamauga area after hearing a presentation that highlighted public-safety and connectivity benefits.
Counsel for the applicant, Robert Grant and co-counsel David Pike of Pike Legal Group, told commissioners the tower would support FirstNet — a dedicated communications network for first responders — and help close mobile coverage gaps. “Seventy percent of all 9-1-1 calls are made with a mobile device,” Pike told the board during a short presentation, adding that the tower would…
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