Wilderness Radio Deal Reached

The office of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is being credited with brokering a deal between cellular carrier Verizon, environmental groups and the state over providing cellular coverage along a section of Interstate 87 that runs 47 miles through the Adirondack Park wilderness. Right now, the region is blacked out for cellular coverage. Verizon wanted to build towers to provide coverage, but five environmental groups objected to tall antenna towers or a large number of shorter towers. In between were several victims who suffered medical or other problems while driving through the area, and who couldn’t dial 911 for help. Now the groups have agreed to 11 tower sites, and the groups will work to make them blend in as much as possible, either by making them shorter or disguising them. Read more here.