Jarad Matula

Suicidal teen rescued from tower Earlier this week a deputy in Salem, Oregon, spotted what appeared to be young girl climbing a 150-foot monopole cell tower. As he began talking …

Police are investigating the destruction of an AT&T cell tower in Denison, Texas. According to reports, an unknown person cut the guy wires around the 250-foot tower, causing it to topple over …

Court rules AT&T will stand trial in tower case Last week, RCR Wireless News reported on a legal proceeding in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where AT&T and several other parties are the …

AT&T claims tower-fall case lacks jurisdiction in request for dismissal AT&T this week asked a Pennsylvania court to throw out a lawsuit filed by a tower technician who was hurt in a five-story …

Fake cell towers, aka stingrays, back in the news Devices that mimic cell towers, called stingrays and are essentially fake cell towers, are back in the news this week as …

American Tower takes controlling stake in Indian tower company American Tower made a power move in India this week, agreeing to buy 51% controlling stake in Indian tower company Viom …

Drone use for towers gets integration committee The National Association of Tower Erectors announced the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Systems Committee. In layman’s terms; drones. The new committee will monitor …

Smile, you’re on camera Cell tower battery theft is becoming an increasingly common occurrence. This time the crime took place in Warren, Mich. According to local police, the cell tower site …

American Tower pays school board $900,000 cash In a deal that seems more appropriate when dealing with Tony Montana than a school board, American Tower entered into a perpetual easement agreement with Stevenson …

Intelligent Energy, a U.K.-based power technology company, signed a 1.2 billion pound ($1.8 billion) deal to convert 27,400 Indian telecom towers to use hydrogen fuel cell technology. The deal looks to strengthen the unreliable …

A tower technician fell off of a tower to his death in Lamar Township, Pa., last Friday. Matthew Vance, 37, was working on a communication tower conjunction with a group …

Couple wreaks havoc with tower thefts A couple in the Cincinnati area is responsible for what is being called “millions of dollars” in losses to mobile carriers as well as …

Forgery puts Byrd Telecom in hot water One would think that having tower climbers die while under your company’s employment would be tragic and arguably shameful enough. But lying and committing forgery …

A new report has been released in regard to the tragic death of a tower technician in July 2014. Here’s a quick summation of the incident, courtesy of the report: The …

Tower climber spots missing kids Not only are tower climbers connecting the world with their efforts, they are now helping find missing children. Last week in Hamilton County, Tenn., Corey …

Fatal fire call to 911 delayed, blamed on cell towers This week a fatal fire broke out in Forestdale, Ala. While deadly fires aren’t a unique phenomenon, unfortunately, blaming the …

Third man charged in N.J. tower thefts New information has been released related to the cell tower thefts RCR Wireless News reported earlier this week. There is now a third man …

Last Friday, police in Paterson, N.J., charged two homeless men with 80 counts of burglary, theft and criminal mischief in connection to 15 cell tower equipment thefts. Every major carrier …

Update: 8/17/15 8AM CST: The name of the man who fell to his death from a tower last week has been released. The 20-year old man’s name is Tyler Bresnahan, a R.I. …

Town uses tower lease agreement for good Almost every week without fail there are a slew of stories about cities across the U.S. protesting the placement of new cell towers. …

Vertical Bridge buys 43 towers Vertical Bridge and one of its subsidiaries announced this week it will be entering into an agreement to purchase 43 towers from Townsquare Media. The towers …

 Auto accident claims climber lives, memorial fund set up Five tower climbers from Wingate Communications were driving in a pickup truck in Brooksville, Fla., this week when a box truck ran …

Crown Castle, American Tower, SBAC report Q2 earnings It’s that time of year when the tower industry’s largest companies report their earnings for the second quarter of 2015. First up is Crown Castle. The …

Learn more about NWSA’s mission and benchmarking efforts in the industry The National Wireless Safety Alliance has launched an official website. The organization officially launched in February of this year, the …

Summer of tower theft continues The months-long streak of cell tower battery thefts continued in both Illinois and Ohio this week. A few weeks ago in the Frankfort Township, Ill., …