Verizon Monopole Goes Up in a Day Near Seeley Lake

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Verizon Wireless customers can expect better service in and around the Seeley Lake region. Andesite Properties LLC installed a new cellular tower on Redwood Lane approximately one block from Highway 83, according to the Seeley Swan Pathfinder.

The 150 foot tower currently has only one tenant, Verizon, but J.R. Reger, a member of Andesite Properties, said that it can hold up to five. Reger has contacted Sprint, AT&T and T Mobile about using the tower as well.

Reger said that Seeley Lake needed a tower in town to accommodate more wireless infrastructure. He was contacted by a wireless carrier a few years ago requesting a tower in the area. At the November 2015 Seeley Lake Community Council meeting, Reger detailed the plans for the tower according to the Pathfinder.

The tower went through an FAA study prior to construction. It was determined that due to the distance from the Seeley Lake Airport, Seeley-Swan Medical Center helicopter landing pad and current flight paths, the tower does not need lights.

The tower is set up to accommodate all wireless infrastructure, including phone carriers, internet companies and emergency communications. “It’s essentially enough infrastructure for the town to utilize for the indefinite future,” Reger told the Pathfinder.

June 16, 2017

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