Nova Scotia has announced a $47.3-million program aimed at improving cellular phone service in areas of the province without proper coverage.
The Crown corporation Build Nova Scotia will lead the program, which is to include a strategy to improve cellphone coverage at civic addresses and along roadways.
The government says the first phase of the program is to improve coverage in the short term using existing infrastructure, while the second phase will look to close remaining gaps with new infrastructure. There is also $3.3 million to build four new mobile radio towers to expand coverage for first responders in Inverness, Richmond and Queens counties.
The government says there are more than 21,000 civic addresses without cellular coverage out of the 461,000 addresses in the province.that hit the Windsor, N.S., area in July, when people were unable to access emergency alerts or use their phones.Maine shooting: Canada’s border agency issues suspect ‘lookout’ watchS&P/TSX composite down as tech stocks fall, U.S. stock markets also lower
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