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New AT&T Tower Helps Monroe & Northampton County

February 6, 2020 by Pocono Talk Leave a Comment

Monroe County Dead Cell Zone Project Reports AT&T* customers and FirstNet subscribers in Monroe County get big boost in wireless connectivity

(Monroe County, Pennsylvania) – The Monroe County Dead Cell Zone Project is very pleased to report AT&T has increased its wireless connectivity in both Monroe and Northampton County. The Project is a group of dedicated citizens as well as elected and appointed officials focused on getting Monroe County the best broadband and cell-service at the most affordable pricing. Since taking office in January, new Monroe County Commissioner Chairman, Sharon Laverdure has made broadband and cell service a top priority.

The new AT&T site sits high above Wind Gap along Route 33 and will enhance coverage north toward Saylorsburg and south toward Ackermanville. These enhancements also bring Band 14 spectrum to the area. Band 14 is nationwide, high-quality spectrum set aside by the government specifically for FirstNet. It provides public safety with a dedicated lane of connectivity when needed. When not in use by FirstNet subscribers, AT&T customers can enjoy Band 14’s added coverage and capacity.

FirstNet is built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority. It’s designed to help first responders in Pennsylvania and across the country connect to the critical information they need – when they need it – so they can keep themselves and the communities they serve safer.

“We want our customers to have a great experience. Thanks to this investment, they’ll be able to experience better network connectivity while streaming videos, sharing on social media or texting family and friends,” said David Kerr, president, AT&T Pennsylvania. “We’re working to provide better mobile broadband coverage for communities and first responders in Monroe County and across Pennsylvania, and we’re investing in our wireless network to accomplish that.”

From 2016 to 2018, AT&T has invested more than $775 million in its Pennsylvania wireless and wired networks. These investments boost reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. In 2020, AT&T will invest more than $20 Billion in the US.

The Project was pleased to host Guest Speaker, Matthew M. Bembenick, Executive Director of the Office of Enterprise Wireless Management, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Matthew provided an excellent overview of Commonwealth assets including towers, rights-of-way and property locations as well as descriptions of the seven (7) towers in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Matthew told the group his office is looking forward to working together to improve communications in Monroe County.

Project leader Kelly Lewis thanked Chuck Leonard for his foresight in supporting multiple communications projects over the past 15-years that have better-positioned Monroe County and former County Commissioner Janet Weidensaul for her long-standing leadership on Monroe2020, Monroe2030 and dozens of critical infrastructure projects. Chuck Leonard is the Executive Director of the Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation. Calling Monroe County one of the most challenging counties for broadband and cell services, Lewis also thanked Blue Ridge Cable for their extensive investment and service across Monroe County.

Lewis asked municipalities to quickly identify 6 to 8 preferred locations for cell sites or cell-site optimizations. Prior projects have created strong recurring revenue for fire and ambulance companies, non-profits, resorts, community associations, school districts and municipalities, as well as private property owners. Lewis thanked Bob Heeter of Saylorsburg for offering his property as a cell location. Of course, sites must meet zoning and tower regulations!

In creating an Monroe Asset List of available cell locations, the Project is asking fire and ambulance companies, municipalities, nonprofits and private property owners to send site locations to Kelly@LewisStrategic.com.

Bushkill Ambulance Company and Lake Manzanedo Property Owners Association are offering site locations in Wooddale, Middle Smithfield Township ideally situated to support a cell tower in a strategic location with poor to zero cell service that could serve nearly a thousand homes.

With 90% of emergency calls generated from cell phones, dead cell zones represent a public safety risk to citizens, families and first responders.

Statement: “Monroe County has dead cell zone areas that are a risk to every citizens and family as well as our hard-working First-Responders. Through the survey, we identified dozens of dead cell zones. Let’s keep working together to identify potential cell locations that fix Monroe dead cell zones. The Project is available to meet or speak with municipal leaders to ask them to identify 6-8 preferred locations that can also generate reoccurring revenue for first responders, municipalities, non-profits, resorts, community associations and private property owners. Let’s fix this now!”

Get Involved:

The next meetings of the Monroe County Dead Cell Zone Project will be 09:00 am on March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, 2020, at the Pocono Mountains Association of Realtors, 2214 W Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, USA. Register at Eventbrite.com or Info@LewisStrategic.com

You are welcome to call me anytime, 24/7 at your convenience to discuss how we can make this happen. Kelly Lewis 570.510.7745,Kelly@LewisStrategic.com

Thank you to Pocono Mountains Association of Realtors for hosting the monthly meetings, and all supporting organizations advancing this much-needed Project. We also thank our state delegation for supporting the need for broadband and cell service improvements.

Monroe Dead Cell Zone Project

Survey Results from Polling August 2019 – September 25, 2019

Identified and Verified Dead Cell Zones

2214 West Main Street, Stroudsburg

258 Harvest Lane Pocono Summit

Analomink Lake

Analomink, PA

Any Valley away from the Stroudsburgs

Back side of Camelback Mountain, between Tannersville and Mc Michaels

Barrett and Price and Route 447/191 corridors

Barrett Township

Barrett Township

Barrett Township

Blakeslee – Brier Crest woods neighborhood

Blakeslee Corners

Blue Mountain Lake Estates

Bushkill, Middle Smithfield and Lehman Townships

Bushkill Elementary

Camelback

Cherry Tree Church Lane in Stroud Township

Cherry Valley – Rt 191, Poplar Valley Rd, Cherry Valley Rd

Chestnut Hill Township

Coolbaugh

Coolbaugh Rd, East Stroudsburg,

Coolbaugh, the Village of Coolbaugh

Coolbaugh/Tobyhanna Township through Gamelands

Cresco

Delaware Water Gap

DWGNRA

East Stroudsburg needs better service

Effort at the intersection on Toll Road and Jonas Roads

Eldred Township

ESU

ESU dormitories

Jackson Township

Jackson Township

Jackson Township, near Deibert & Balson

Jonas

Kalahari resort

Kalahari resort

Kresgeville

Lake Manzanedo – (The POA is offering their property as a cell location)

Lake Naomi – Tanglewood Dr and Millers Drive in Lake Naomi

Lake Naomi & Pocono Lake areas

Lake Naomi area in Pocono Pines

Lake of the Pines, Middle Smithfield Township

Lehman Township – Bushkill

Long Pond – Pocono Raceway

Marshalls Creek north toward Pike County line

Middle Smithfield Township

Middle Smithfield Township

Monroe County business parks

Monroe/Pike county line

Monroe/Pike county line

Mount Pocono Borough

Mountainhome (private property owner offering cell location)

Neola

Neola (parts of Jackson and Chestnuthill)

Northern part of Middle Smithfield

Northern part of Price Township

Pleasant Valley School District

Pocohontas Lake

Pocahontas Road

Pocono Manor

Pocono Country Place

Pocono Mountain School District

Pocono Pines

Pocono Twp- Scotrun, Swiftwater

Ressica Falls, Middle Smithfield Township

River Road past Shawnee, Smithfield Township

River Road whole thing, Smithfield and Middle Smithfield Townships

Route 115

Route 115 and Route 209 intersection

Route 115 at the S-curve just north of the intersection of State Rd and Route 115 and south of the intersection of Mountain Rd. and Route 115.

Route 115 for about 2 miles on either side of the intersection of Route 715 and Neola Rd.

Route 115 going downhill near Effort

Route 115 in Saylorsburg

Route 191

Route 191 between Stroudsmoor and the Northampton county line.

Route 191 North above Mountainhome

Route 209 by Petrizzos

Route 209 by the Oak Grove

Route 209 by the Marshalls creek bypass

Route 209 from Buttermilk Falls Rd to the Roundabout in Smithfield Township.

Route 209 in Marshall’s Creek

Route 209 near Wind Gap

Route 209 South from Stroudsburg thru West End

Route 209 South towards the Marshalls Creek bypass

Route 209, Lake of the Pines

Route 33 between Saylorsburg and Wind Gap

Route 390/447 Canadensis

Route 390N past Skytop

Route 447 above Penn hills

Route 447 and Route 191 Intersections

Route 447 between Analomink & Canadensis

Route 447 past Analomink

Route 447 past old Penn Hills

Route 611

Route 611 by Stroudsburg

Route 611 North of Mount Pocono

Route 611 past Stroud Mall

Route 715 and Cherry Tree Lane Rd

Route 940 near Van Gilders Jubilee

Route 940, Pocono Pines, 18350

Running Valley Road

Saw Creek, Middle Smithfield and Lehman Township

Saw Creek

Saylorsburg

Saylorsburg

Saylorsburg

Shaffer School House Rd and Business 209, Stroudsburg

Shawnee area, the entire length of Hollow & River Roads

Shawnee Hollow Road,

Shawnee Mountain Ski Area

Shawnee on Delaware

Shawnee on Delaware to Minisink Hills

Shawnee on the Delaware

Shohola

Shohola

Shohola

Skytop

Smithfield Township

Snow Hill Rd

Snydersville

Stroud Township

Stroudsburg

Stroudsburg

Swiftwater

Swiftwater

Tannersville, Pocono Township

Tannersville, Route 715, Pocono Township

Tannersville, Cherry Church Lane Pocono Township

Tobyhanna Township

Top of Fawn Rd and Brushy Mtn, Smithfield Township

Upper Seese Hill Rd

Water Gap, Delaware Water Gap Borough, Cherry Valley Road

Wilderness Acres, Middle Smithfield Township

Winona Lakes, Middle Smithfield Township

Winona Lakes

Winona Lakes the whole place

Wooddale

Wooddale –

Wooddale – Lesoine Heights

Wooddale by the Church

Wooddale Road

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