Dorset MP backs Cranborne trial to stop mobile phone blackout
North Dorset MP Bob Walter has backed villagers in Cranborne finally be able to use mobile phones.
The East Dorset village was selected as one of 12 small communities to take part in a pilot project by Vodafone.
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North Dorset MP Bob Walter
Engineers visited local businesses and community buildings in Cranborne and set up five 'Metro Cells' in order to provide the best signal coverage.
Mr Walter said: "I was thrilled to hear that the new technology had been successfully installed and that, for the first time, businesses, residents and visitors can make and receive mobile telephone calls from the heart of the village.
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"It is my sincere wish that the experience of these trials helps to deliver more solutions to rural areas affected by signal blackouts. The only downside with this particular technology is that it requires a solid broadband connection to work - something that remains a challenge for parts of North and East Dorset.
"Thankfully, with the Superfast Dorset project well underway and innovative community broadband projects coming to the fore, rural communities do now have hope for the future."
Mr Walter will see the pilot scheme in action when he visits Cranborne on Friday March 15.
Comments
by hetzer
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 2:16PM
“No doubt Mr Robert Walter is also 'thrilled' by the fact that
the taxpayer has picked up the bills via his expenses for:-
Expensive Indian Carpets for his home
Two new flat screen televisions.
New chairs, very expensive apparently.
Removal costs and stamp duty for his house move.
Taking his family on a holiday, which he claims is 'business'.
Isn't it good to have such an honest MP supposedly
representing the best interests of North Dorset?
Maybe a few ought to remind him of this
at Cranborne.”