The police rage against mobile coverage – Västerbotten Courier

Now rages police in Västerbotten against the poor mobile coverage in the county’s inland and mountainous regions.

On two occasions, the last times it has been shown that mobile coverage is so poor that it is impossible to raise the alarm.

The first occasion was when six people were distressed on the mountain in two days west of Ammarnas. Second, in connection with a private person would blow the whistle on a snowmobile in Wilhelmina. In that case you could not get the proper information.

– When it comes to the ability to call for help in emergency situations, it is reasonable that one can do it in places where it should at least sedentary people and that has tourism, says Lars Wahlberg, police chief in northern Sweden, the Swedish Radio echo.

He is strongly critical of mobile capabilities around several popular mountain resorts will be poor during festival weekends and lovveckor. When tourists and returning Swedes go there with their smart phones become the load on the mobile network too high.

– The question should be discussed in society is whether we will have coverage everywhere or not, says Lars Wahlberg.

According to the echo investigating Postal and Telecommunications right now possibilities how mobile coverage can be improved in Sweden, particularly in rural areas. The investigation must be completed by this fall.