Wednesday, October 08, 2008


Park wireless plan draws protests The new Yellowstone Park Wireless Communications Plan, which leaves the door open for placing Webcams in the back country and will, if approved, bring additional cell service to folks who want to stay connected, is spooking some who say solitude is being traded for technology. “Yellowstone now aspires to be an amusement park,” said Bill Boteler, from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit group advocating responsible management of public resources. But park representatives say Yellowstone is trying to balance visitor demands for solitude with the connectivity people have come to expect in daily life, said Al Nash, public affairs officer for Yellowstone National Park. The communications plan will be up for debate through Oct. 31, when the public comment period closes. As it stands, the plan calls for constructing one new cell tower, which will serve the Lake and Bridge fishing areas....

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