At
its meeting on Monday evening, Llangollen Chamber of Trade and Tourism again
discussed complaints from many local users about the strength of the signal,
which means quite a few have switched to other phone providers.
This was contrasted
with news from earlier in the day that Vodafone has sold its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for £84 billion in
one of the biggest deals in corporate history.
Chamber
secretary Ian Parry said that, in the past, he had tried to raise Llangollen
phone coverage with the company but had received no response.
Llanblogger
asked Vodafone for a statement on the situation and a company spokesman person said:
“Vodafone coverage in Llangollen is limited.
“I
can’t give you any detailed plans for this area but across the UK we are
investing more than £2.5 million every day in our network.
“Our
commitment it to provide 3G coverage to 98% of the population by the end of
2015.
“Meanwhile,
Vodafone customers with a broadband connection might find our Sure Signal
device useful – it will create 3G coverage to homes where there is currently
little or no signal.”
Ian
Parry commented: “These
days when everyone has got to rely heavily on their smartphones it is important
that visitors to Llangollen do not feel restricted because of poor reception
and may not want to return here as a result.
“Certainly
no local people will be rushing to set up contracts with Vodafone.
“Denbighshire
county council employees use Vodafone and therefore suffer from communication
problems when in this area.
“So the
sooner Vodafone can improve coverage in this area it will benefit Llangollen.”
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