Saturday, February 2, 2013

Pilot will boost cell coverage, wifi at 5 national parks by summer

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Need to make a call from Rocky Mountain National Park? A pilot program may allow it in national parks. (Kyle Wagner, Denver Post file)

The National Park Service is launching a pilot program to boost cellular coverage and Internet connectivity in some of the last places people might hope to get away from it all.

The test in five parks could launch as early as this summer. The short list includes 10 to 12 parks, National Park Service spokesman Jeffrey Olson said.

Rocky Mountain National Park is not on the list, he said, but he's not sure if Mesa Verde National Park is included.

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