AirTouch Cellular Prepares for 2002 Winter Olympics.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1997--In preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympics to be held in and around Salt Lake City, AirTouch Cellular has recently constructed a new cellular transmission site at the Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley Resort is a luxury ski resort located near the historic mining town of Park City, Utah approximately 36 miles (58 km) east of Salt Lake City. It has 22 chairlifts, 99 runs, and three day lodges. Deer Valley has 2,026 acres of mostly North-facing ski slopes. lodge. However, this is not just any site. In fact, visitors to the lodge won't even know it's there. That's because this particular transmission site looks like three ordinary flag poles in front of the lodge. Deer Valley Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range in the Park City area of northern Utah. Deer Valley is for skiers only, as it prohibits snowboarding. During the 2002 Winter Olympics Deer Valley hosted the freestyle moguls and aerial, and alpine slalom events. is scheduled to be the site for the slalom and free style skiing events during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . This means huge crowds and increased need for on-the-spot, flexible voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. on the mountain as well as at the lodge. "Knowing Deer Valley was going to be an Olympic venue, we had to take a lot of things into consideration," said John Griffith John Griffith may refer to:
verb 1. lessen, reduce, diminish, lower, take away from, derogate, devaluate << OPPOSITE enhance verb 2. the natural beauty of the area," said Griffith. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. statistics compiled after the Olympics last summer, Atlanta experienced up to 750,000 additional cellular calls being placed during the games. The three flag poles that make up this AirTouch Cellular transmission site will be instrumental in providing Deer Valley with the cellular coverage needed to meet the huge consumer demand expected in 2002. But even prior to the Olympics, visitors to the area will benefit from the improved cellular service at the lodge. Bikers, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts can feel confident that they can escape to the mountains and still be reached in the case of an emergency. "We're very proud of this site and have received high compliments from the Park City Planning Commission on our efforts to meet customer demand and be sensitive to the desires of the community," said Griffith. Not only are the antennas neatly concealed in the flag poles, but the hardware is housed in a very compact building out of view. "Because of the mountainous terrain, it is difficult to locate a site so precisely as to provide good in building service, but with the antenna/flag poles right there at the lodge, cellular service in the building and in the area will be greatly improved," said Pete Fettig, director of network operations for AirTouch Cellular in Utah and Idaho. AirTouch Cellular is the brand name of U S WEST NewVector Group Inc. Based in Bellevue, Wash., NewVector has cellular operations in 12 midwestern, western and southwestern states and serves more than 2 million customers. The company is part the U S WEST Media Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UMG UMG Universal Music Group UMG Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala (Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala) UMG Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (silicon) UMG Unlicensed Medical Graduate ), which is involved in domestic and international cable and wireless networks, directory publishing and interactive multimedia services. CONTACT: AirTouch Cellular Debra Havins, 425/603-7503 |
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