Yellowstone National Park plans to add limited cellphone, Internet service

Yellowstone National Park officials, attempting to balance competing demands for cellphone service and preserving the park’s tranquility, have released a draft plan to guide the development of wireless services within the park.

The environmental assessment proposes a limited increase in cellphone coverage in the 3,500-square-mile (9,000-square-kilometer) park while excluding cellular towers from the backcountry, park road corridors and smaller developed areas.

By Matt Joyce, Associated Press Writer

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