New money for cellular service in rural Nova Scotia aimed at improving coverage

The Nova Scotia authorities says it will walk different $18.6 cardinal arsenic portion of its scheme to upgrade spotty cellular telephone work successful agrarian areas.

Public Works Minister Kim Masland said Wednesday nan backing will adhd 27 caller provincially owned telecommunication towers successful unserved parts of nan province.

Last October, nan authorities announced an initial finance of $47.3 million to link nan 20,000 civic addresses and 1,010 kilometres of superior roads successful Nova Scotia pinch spotty cellular service.

As portion of that first investment, Rogers was chosen to upgrade 27 existing building sites and link them to its network.

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Officials opportunity 4 mobile towers announced past autumn are scheduled to beryllium successful spot adjacent outpouring pinch nan remaining caller and upgraded sites expected to beryllium fresh for work betwixt adjacent summertime and nan outpouring of 2027.

The authorities has precocious been nether unit to amended cellular connectivity, aft galore agrarian residents didn’t person emergency alerts during earthy disasters.