After three weeks of protests and mobilizationsBenavente merchants will continue to fight for the improvement of telephone coverage in the downtown area. The situation has generated numerous complaints due to the lack of signal, affecting both establishments and neighbors who need a stable connection to manage their personal businesses and emergencies. To address this problem, next week they will meet with the mayor and the City Council coach, hoping to obtain concrete responses about the improvement of telecommunications infrastructure in the area.
The vice president of the CEOE of Benavente, Ernesto Cadenas, has commented that so far A satisfactory solution has not been achieved. «The only thing that has changed is that they have taken away the antenna that was installed in the city of Toro. We know, by the media, that a new antenna is going to be installed, but we still do not know what model or when it will be operational, ”he said.
Meeting with the mayor and the City Council coach
Given this situation, merchants have agreed to Meeting with the mayor and the coach of the City of Benavente for next week. «We have stayed to see what they tell us about how works or applications for the necessary permits are going. We want to know when the antennas will be launched to solve this problem, ”added the representative of the sector.
Merchants have stressed that this is a problem that affects not only business, but also citizens in general. «The problem belongs to everyone, because anyone may need to make a phone call in an emergency situation and not be able to do it. It is an inconvenience that affects the entire community, ”he said.

In addition, citizen collaboration remains an important issue in mobilizations. “We ask everyone's help, not only from merchants, because in the end this is a problem that affects us all,” said Ernesto Cadenas.
Despite the lack of concrete advances, merchants will continue to press so that measures are taken as soon as possible. “Meanwhile, we will continue with our protests, with the whistles and the casseroles, to continue making visible the problem and press to make decisions,” he concluded.
Those affected expect the next week meeting Save positive results And that, finally, lack of coverage is solved that affects everyday life in the center of Benavente.