Rogers turns on five more cell towers along B.C.’s Highway of Tears

Rogers announced in late December it has turned on five new cellular towers along B.C.’s Highway 16, known as the Highway of Tears, providing additional 911 access for all travellers and 5G wireless coverage for Rogers customers. This marks the substantial completion of the project, announced in April 2021, with nine out of 11 towers now in service, according to a Rogers press release. “With nine towers in-service, we are proud to provide 166 kilometres of 5G cellular coverage on Highway 16, closing most of the wireless gap between Prince Rupert and Prince George,” Mark Kennedy, Rogers’s chief technology officer, said...