At the same time, the city council presented a decree allowing Verizon To build its cell tower on the city owned by Bay Avenue. On April 10, the public will comment on the decree and the city council will vote on its adoption. If approved, the carrier will get 120 -foot cell tower to build a 120 -foot cell tower. In the lawsuit, Verizon He says that the equipment is necessary to fill what you call a "big gap" in wireless coverage in Ocean City.

originally, Verizon It was applied in September 2020 to add equipment to the above -mentioned surface, which was part of a private owned building on Haven Avenue Street. The wireless provider reviewed his plan, which instead decides to add small antennas that would pass the city's height restrictions. Instead, with the settlement, a new cell tower will be built in the city of the ocean, which must improve the connection Verizon Customers in the market.

While the planned cell tower is important for Verizon Participants on the island, a decree that allows the construction of the tower awaits the city council’s vote on April 10. The decree is needed because the city approved a decision in 2023 to limit the construction of future cell towers on the island.