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| Above, the lobby of the Lake Yellowstone Hotel. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Do people visiting national parks really don't stay in them longer because of the lack of Internet service?
That's what a broadband company is claiming in their proposal to put broadband service into Yellowstone National Park.
National Parks Traveler reported:
A broadband company that claims people don't visit national parks for longer periods because of a lack of high-speed Internet service wants to blanket parts of Yellowstone National Park with such service.
In a proposal that wasn't as publicized as Yellowstone's need for a new bridge or its wildlife reports, AccessParks wants to install high-speed Internet service through more than 400 buildings in the park's developed areas that are managed by Xanterra Parks & Resorts. The request involves installation of "wireless radios, microwave point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and indoor Wi-Fi installations."
Public comment on the right-of-way request, quietly floated for public comment on October 28, ends Tuesday at midnight local time. If approved, the National Park Service anticipates "that the installation will be expanded in the future to offer the same service to the NPS and other concessioners."
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