Cell carriers normally use site acquisition people, contract most
of the time. Not brokers.
Another thing that prevents them often from considering smaller
companies towers is agreements they have with the larger companies. As
an example, we have agreements with two carriers - flat rate prices,
for up to X number of towers. When the site acq people need a site
and it is between me and someone that they do not have an agreement,
they will call me.
Up in NY right now, you have General Dynamics building out the new
statewide wireless program, (SWN) and they are looking at LOTS
of spots. LOTS of spots. We have them going on a number of sites,
including fairly close to you. Time to jump is now - they are working
the state from west to east, and I assure you they are already doing
the Stueban county area, just to the west.
As an aside, SIGN the sites! Even if you don't have a tower, hang a
sign on the fence "WIRELESS TOWER SITE AVAILABLE". Too
often it comes down to the site acq guy climbing over the fence, knocking
on doors, etc.
Also one may want to get FAA clearance on the site. This puts the site in
the FAA database, one more tool that the site acq guys use.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Frank Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List"
<wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [SPAM] [WISPA] A new tower for WISP and Cell Carrier?
At 11:43 AM -0400 3/14/07, Frank Watts wrote:
First of all just because you don't have a signal does not mean a cell
carrier is waiting for you to put up a tower but that said I built a 120'
Commercial tower back 3 years ago and total cost to build was around 50k.
That was a tower to support cell and two way radio at 90mph wind load. I
think most cell carriers are asking for 105mph load now days. I guess
what
I'm saying is I would build the tower you need for the wireless if you
need
it now.
just a FYI I have 2 towers that are Cell phone ready in North Georgia for
over 3 years now and no cell carriers in fact at one site a giant tower
company built a tower 1/4 mile down the road and it has 4 carriers on it
now
and I never got a call and all my calls to the carriers went un answered.
I suspect this might get a better "reception" by cell carriers due to the
location, but that won't really be my problem so much as the customer's
problem to solve (if they go down this path). However, I do know that
often cell phone companies work with brokers who scout out sites for them
and make recommendations. That helps since you're not trying to
communicate with them directly.
Chuck
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Chuck Bartosch
Clarity Connect, Inc.
200 Pleasant Grove Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 257-8268 x108
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