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Peaine Township reports a Verizon 4G tower-replacement plan, 2012

Also Beaver Island Verizon 4G tower proposal 2012 · Peaine Township Verizon tower replacement plan

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TypeEvent
Dates2012-04 – 2012-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2012-04 – 2012-07
Kind
Proposal
Where
place/kings-highway
Carried out by
organization/township-of-peaine
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationinfrastructureemergency-managementgovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In April 2012, Peaine Township Supervisor Jack Gallagher reported that Verizon planned to replace its existing Kings Highway tower with upgraded equipment intended to provide 4G service. A July resident follow-up said the expected service had not appeared by the end of the month. The April report said the replacement would be the same height and would not cost the township.

Evidence limits

This combines a township supervisor’s report of a proposed carrier project with a resident’s July status observation. It does not establish approval, installation, service activation, or measured coverage improvement; the later activation record is separate evidence.

Sources

  1. A resident reported that the expected July Verizon 4G service had not appeared and linked back to the April supervisor announcement. This is evidence of public uncertainty and a resident's observed lack of service, not a carrier status report or measured coverage test.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005242
  2. Gallagher reported information received from Hightower Engineering Solutions that Verizon planned to replace its existing Kings Highway tower at no cost to the township, retaining the height and adding upgraded equipment intended to provide 4G service. Installation dates were not fixed; this is a supervisor's contemporaneous planning report, not a carrier approval, construction record, or coverage measurement.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004811

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township reports a Verizon 4G tower-replacement plan, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-verizon-4g-tower-replacement-proposal-2012/, accessed [date], citing Gordon Heikka, “Any Word On Verizon 4g Coverage for the Island??????,” Beaver Island Forum, July 22–25, 2012. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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