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Cellnex looking for €10M subsidy to address 200 mobile black-spots

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  • 28-06-2022 11:37am
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    clohamon
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    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0627/1307160-mobile-phone-blackspots/

    "Telecommunications operator Cellnex has said it has identified more than 200 potential blackspots around Ireland where poor mobile phone coverage is still a problem.

    The company claims a subsidy of around €10 million from the Government would help deliver shared infrastructure, open to all mobile providers, at blackspot locations."

    No mention of mapping and open tendering.

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    AndrewJRenko
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    With the first generation of GSM networks, the operators would share mast access, so if your own phone provider didn’t provide coverage at a location, you could roam using the masts if other providers. Surely that would be a better option?



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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119292449#Comment_119292449

    They [i][b]should[/b][/i] but Irish Operators don't, a minor reason because they don't have to.

    Many years ago now, Vodafone removed a Mast in the middle of Connemara because, well, business is business, and Vodafone were'nt making enough revenue from it. The outcry was ignored.



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