YNP bandwidth controversy

The NPS has done a terrible job with Yellowstone. I mean they were provided with this pristine natural landscape and they have virtually left it like it was. If you google how many log flumes rides you can find there, the answer is ZERO. Not that it matter because you wouldn't be able to see it through all those trees anyway. And what with all those animals wandering around like they own the place? Can't they control them or ship them out. I certainly don't want me kids to get stung by a bear or anything.

Cant they just level the whole place out as well? Those rolling hills and mountains are all in the way of the scenery.

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.

:):)

agesilaus wrote:
That's because the NPS wastes buckets of money on million dollar restrooms, conducting raids on Alaskan residents and assigning officers to give out dog tickets. Among a long list of other waste items like blocking off the Rushmore viewing area during the budget flap.

Hooboy :R

Face it, we live in a wired society. The cost of running a fiber optic line into the park will more than be made up by the charges the wireless companies charge the tourists (especially those from overseas) per minute to call/text/upload selfies from in front of Old Faithful. The environmental impact is minimal, and if I want to visit Yellowstone and log on to my computer from Grant Village, who cares?

I have to be accessable, at all times. When we were in Tx and Az the phone died. Couldn't send email but could get it. I got the email to contact immediately and used Sister In Laws phone to get back to them. Some places cannot get Verizon or AT&T but some small local company. Supposedly I can roam off anybody's towere and no extra charges. I'm not giving it up but some local operators don't like cooperating. The Tower should all be owned by FCC or someone and the Compnaies roam from them on either of the two services. That was the way it was intended and worked until Verizon bought all the competition and AT&T becale a global AT&T and nobody wanted to let anyone roam off their towers that was not a subscriber. FCC should serve the public interest and put a stop to this. It would take a tremendous bite out of the cost of cell phone useage, especially, for travelers. I haven't bu hay have to put an antanna and good booster on MH. ..or find and old 3 watt bag phone and activate it on someone's service.

He stressed that coverage still would be restricted to five developed areas inside the park.

I see no problem with putting the tower etc in the large tourist parking areas near the hotels.
No need to even disguise the thing IMO. Don't put the antenna in the trees.
Still plenty of areas will have no service.

A cell tower is about the last thing I would want to see in a National Park. I guess roller coasters, water slides, and McDonalds would be about as bad.

Shearwater wrote:
A cell tower is about the last thing I would want to see in a National Park. I guess roller coasters, water slides, and McDonalds would be about as bad.

How about highways to transport your exhaust spewing RV? Does that ruin your enjoyment of the park as well?

Is this the view that you are worried about?

Grant Village

pappcam wrote:
How about highways to transport your exhaust spewing RV? Does that ruin your enjoyment of the park as well?

Cell phone towers are not necessary. Highways are.

By the way, my "exhaust spewing RV" spews a whole lot less than yours.