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Utilities Commission to seek $40,000 for cellular consultant; explores Motorola trunking and carrier outreach
Summary
Commissioners discussed pursuing a $40,000 consultant request to the Board of Selectmen to support cellular‑service negotiations and technical work, explored Motorola digital trunking as an interim emergency communications option and reported outreach to Verizon, Frontier, AT&T and T‑Mobile.
Members of the Utilities Commission of the Town of New Canaan discussed Dec. 17 a proposed $40,000 request to the Board of Selectmen to hire outside consultants to advance cellular service, small‑cell and emergency communications work and to help coordinate with carriers.
Unidentified Speaker 2 proposed asking for $40,000 for consultant support, saying, "So I would suggest 40." Commissioners agreed the volunteer commission lacks capacity to lead extensive carrier…
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