YNP bandwidth controversy

hotbyte wrote:

NRALIFR wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
.............I doubt that this will cost the park service anything, the cell phone companies are probably willing to put up a tower.

From the linked article in the original post: "Louisiana-based CenturyLink has not submitted a formal application on the Yellowstone proposal, according to park officials and company spokeswoman Michelle Jackson. For the project to make economic sense in such a remote area, Jackson said, the company has asked for most costs to be covered by the Park Service and companies that would benefit from the line, including Verizon, Union Wireless and park concessionaires."

:):)

You forgot to include this from the article:
"Park officials said they have not agreed to provide any money."

:) :) :)

It wasn't forgotten. My point was that the money to fund this isn't going to come from the cell phone company. They aren't benevolent organizations, and if the park service doesn't come up with the tax dollars to pay for it, I seriously doubt the phone company will cough it up either. I hope the NPS continues to "not agree to provide any money" for this boondoggle.

:):)