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NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone to improve telecommunications systems in developed areas North Entrance sunset after a winter storm                                                                  NPS / Jacob W. Frank Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307)344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for an environmental assessment (EA) to improve telecommunications systems in the developed areas of Yellowstone National Park. The FONSI was approved in 2021. Although the environmental review process was completed last year, the park continued to evaluate other impacts and needs of this significant project prior to implementation. The selected action described in the FONSI allows for the installation of 187 miles of fiber optic cable in previ...

Yellowstone encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve telecommunication services to meet critical needs     Yellowstone encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve telecommunication services to meet critical needs   Yellowstone National Park sign at the North Entrance NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: March 22, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) about a proposal to improve telecommunication services in developed areas of Yellowstone National Park. The proposal would also give the park the opportunity to remove obsolete telecommunication systems currently on mountaintops and from the backcountry as underground fiber within the road corridor becomes operational. The park prepared the EA to evaluate potential impacts an...