Why does Letchworth State Park have no service at all. High traffic area. Lots of tourists.

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Letchworth State Park in NY is call the Grand Canyon of the east.  It has 3 high falls and a huge canyon.  Very Popular tourist attraction.  Lots of people traffic.  Dangerous area.  14 year old fell off a 200 foot cliff last week and died.  How did they summon help.  Not through Verizon.  No service at all through out 80% of the park.

unknown · Accepted Answer

The reason is regulatory interference. For many years people who live in the Adirondack Park Corridor also had zero cell service. Most do not even today. But Verizon does have two towers there now.

Slow progress. In fact they are made to look like big trees because the residents did not want the towers showing.

In your location it is probably the same issues. Towns and villages or even New York State  just won't approve placement of towers.

It is the same all over.

Remember the state putting emergency phones on highways and other areas that had no cell service? Then spent millions removing them? Then put them back for millions more tax dollars due to people yelling for their return.