wiredInUSA November 2020

EDITOR

It’s all about quality for Yellowstone National Park as it seeks to improve cellular coverage in the eight per cent of the park it is currently available. The park is asking for public comment on its proposal to improve telecommunications services in its developed areas. This will entail laying 187 miles of fiber optic cable along the park’s roads, and the removal of five microwave radio reflectors installed in the backcountry in the 1980s. Turn to page 9 for the full story. The offshore wind industry has received a shot in the arm with the granting of $2.166m from the US Department of Commerce. The grant will be used as a roadmap for establishing the industry in the state of Maine, and will be matched with $267,624 in state funds, and $112,457 in local funds. The roadmap will be created by examining manufacturing processes, supply chains, port facilities, transportation systems, shipbuilding opportunities, ecosystem relationships, workforce development plans, power interconnections, exports and economic impacts. Full story on page 13.

David Bell Editor

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wiredInUSA November 2020