According to politicians’ unfulfilled promises to improve mobile internet and poor communications, local activists in a British village have set up their own network and communication towers, TV3 reports “900 Seconds”.
The small and quiet village of Boverchalk is only half an hour away from the legendary Stonehenge Stones. Thousands of people visit the area every year, but the village has been close to being particularly slow for both internet and mobile connections for years. The village is located in the deep Chalke Valley, in a protected area – these two factors have played a bad role in the construction of large communication towers.
Thus, the mobile internet for the villagers remains only as a bonus – if you are lucky enough to catch the signal.
Contrary to what many villagers said, “You won’t get it!”, The activists decided to raise funds to set up their own mobile network. The antennas are located in five places, including on the roof of the municipal building. And to the surprise of many – everything works! Now residents have access to a fairly stable connection and 4G internet. This is good news for residents in their daily business, as well as for businesses such as the local hostel set up by Sue Lee, where guests will finally have access to a mobile connection.
The team that set up the service hopes to expand it from five to 80 antennas that will provide stable communications for more than 1,000 households. Local people also consider the connection to be an absolute necessity. The team has now received material assistance from the government to expand the project.
And interest in this success story is also emerging outside the UK. Two representatives of German cities have already announced a visit to Boverchalk.
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