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Board presses telecoms on landline reliability and tower siting after Verizon briefing
Summary
Supervisors pressed Verizon on its planned cell‑site search rings and urged more pre‑application community outreach; the board also approved staff’s request to send a letter urging protection of AT&T carrier‑of‑last‑resort obligations to state regulators and legislative leaders.
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors spent substantial time on telecommunications policy, hearing a detailed presentation from Verizon and weighing constituent complaints about AT&T landline reliability.
Verizon representatives explained how engineers identify coverage gaps (distinguishing low‑band coverage from higher‑capacity mid‑band cells), described 12 target search areas in the county and outlined a multi‑step approach that begins with engineering search rings and ends with landlord…
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