Planning limits blamed for poor phone signals

I REFER to the story headlined ‘Lack of mobile phone coverage in valley is putting lives at risk’ (Irish Examiner, April 19).

Sat, 07 May, 2005 - 01:00

The Black Valley in Kerry is designated ‘high special amenity area’ and ‘secondary special amenity area’ in the 2003 Kerry county development plan.

Development is highly regulated in this area and attempts by telecommunications operators to provide coverage, via sensitively placed infrastructure, in the area were unsuccessful.

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