Many complain of the very patchy Eircom phone services around Millstreet. Well, this month, Eircom submitted planning to erect a 18m high mast at its exchange on the Macroom Road (beside Collins’ Tyre Centre). The planning details state:
“The construction of a 18 metre high free standing communications structure with its associated antennae, communication dishes and ground equipment. The development will form part of Eircom Ltd existing telecommunications and broadband network.”
In an article in this week’s Corkman, Eircom confirmed that the purpose of this and other masts is for ‘enhancement of 3G and 4G coverage.’
But we wonder if this will this solve the problems in the wider rural area. We will have to wait and see.
