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Lindis Pass left without coverage for days as cell tower vandalised
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An act of vandalism has left a stretch of remote alpine pass without cell phone coverage for days.
Police have appealed to anyone who saw anything suspicious or has dashcam footage from State Highway 8 Lindis Pass - Tarras Road between 7am and 1pm Sunday, when the tower was
significantly damaged
.
Ian Hooker, chief executive of the Rural Connectivity Group, which owns the towers on behalf of the major network providers, said the vandalised tower serves as a linking site for another, meaning two of the Pass's five towers were out of service.
He said the outage was a safety risk, especially at this time of year.
