cell phones

Recent Posts

Park Service approves plan for 100-foot cell tower near Lake Hotel in Yellowstone

A map from Verizon Wireless shows signal coverage from a proposed cell phone tower planned for the area around Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park. (click to enlarge)

The National Park Service has given final approval for a plan by Verizon Wireless to build a new 100-foot cell tower to serve the Fishing Bridge and Lake Village developed areas in Yellowstone National Park. A permit clearing the way for construction of the new cell tower was recently approved by John Wessels, the Director of the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service, according to a statement released Tuesday by the National Park Service. Continue Reading →

Filed under: , , , , ,

New 100-foot cell tower proposed near Lake Hotel in Yellowstone Park

A lone light shines on the Grand Loop Road west of Lake Hotel as viewed at sunrise from Bridge Bay in Yellowstone National Park. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate - click to enlarge)

The National Park Service is reviewing a proposal by Verizon Wireless to erect a new 100-foot cell phone tower in the Lake area. Service would cover Fishing Bridge, the Lake Hotel and surrounding developed Lake area, according to a statement released by the Yellowstone public affairs office. Although the marina and campground at nearby Bridge Bay are not specifically mentioned in planning documents, a coverage map included with the proposal appears to show signal coverage at Bridge Bay and over much of the northern part of Yellowstone Lake. Continue Reading →

Filed under: , , , , , ,