J.D. Potié
THORNE July 26, 2019
The new cell phone tower located on chemin Greermount in Thorne officially went into service on July 26, effectively expanding wireless internet . . .
and cell phone coverage in the area.
According to Mayor Karen Daly Kelly, the addition to the tower is a big deal for the municipality and one that will be extremely beneficial to the town’s businesses and local residents. Most importantly, it will finally put a lot of the locals’ wireless woes to bed.
“It will make the rate-payers happy that’s for sure,” she said.
Daly Kelly hopes the enhancement in internet access makes the town more attractive for businesses and tourism going forward.
Even with the tower in place, problems with connectivity will remain a reality for some, depending on where they are located in the municipality, Daly Kelly said.
“If you’re at the bottom of a hill where the tower might not reach, well you might still face some of the same issues.”
In an e-mail to The Equity, Bell Media Senior Media Relations Manager Caroline Audet said that the new tower will provide enhanced wireless services for residents, businesses, campers and other visitors in the municipality of Thorne, including along Highways 301, 303 and 366.
Audet explained that Bell spends around $4 billion annually to provide Canadians with the most advanced broadband communications network.
The company doesn’t have any further announcements to make regarding the tower, Audet said.
