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Section 2 2-32 Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan | July 2012 2.8.5 Solid Waste There are no landfills located in Ramsey County. Household and demolition waste are taken to landfills in neighboring cities. These include Burnsville Landfill, Elk River Sanitary Landfill, and Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill. 2.8.6 Communications Ramsey County’s landline phone service, cable, and Internet service is provided by (depending on the community) Vonage, Comcast, CenturyLink, Sprint, TDS, and VISI. There are backup facilities in Ramsey County. These facilities provide primary and battery backup phone capabilities. All major cell phone providers have cell towers and capabilities in Ramsey County. Ramsey County public safety agencies currently communicate through a state-of-the-art 800 MHz digital radio sub-system to the regional and state ARMER (Allied Matrix For Emergency Response Program. Established in 2004, the Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) Program, administered in coordination with the Statewide Radio Board, manages the implementation of the 700/800 megahertz (MHz) shared digital trunked radio communication system. The ARMER backbone is a robust, scalable, state-of-the-art system that will be capable of servicing the radio communications needs of every city, county, state agency, tribal government and non-government public safety entity operating in the state. The ARMER system is the fundamental infrastructure necessary for emergency responders to achieve seamless interoperable communications. For additional information on Ramsey County Emergency Communications Center and Radio Systems refer to Appendix D.