Towers

Crown Castle International Corp. posted solid third-quarter earnings results this week. Site rental revenues reached $134 million, up 11.6 percent from a year ago. U.S. site rental revenue alone made …

Sprint North Supply’s broadly focused offerings, bolstered by the strong reputation of its well-known parent, have brought the organization good graces in the wireless industry among both potential partners and …

WASHINGTON-An 11th-hour effort to pass the wireless enhanced 911 funding bill was struggling against a senatorial objection that stopped the frenetic activity to get the bill passed. Still, supporters remained …

WASHINGTON and DALLAS-Even as several entities signed a nationwide agreement meant to streamline tower sitings, tribal lands are exempt from the rules, thus leading some critics to say the pact …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said last week that the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the …

WASHINGTON-Carriers that chose the handset solution to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s wireless enhanced 911 Phase II rules may not be required to have complete deployment by the end …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the end of this …

WASHINGTON-The process of streamlining tower sitings on historic land saw several developments this week. The Federal Communications Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Conference of State …

SARASOTA, Fla.—Global Signal Inc. said it will purchase all of the equity of GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for up to $63.1 million, in a transaction excepted to close in the fourth …

RICHMOND, Va.—The mobile-phone industry last week appeared to dodge another legal challenge to government radiation limits for handsets and towers, but found itself looking at the possibility of seeing headset …

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from California involving whether a city has to pay attorney fees if it loses a tower siting case. “With the …

Global Signal Inc. said it will purchase all of the equity of GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for up to $63.1 million, in a transaction excepted to close in the fourth quarter. …

CARY, N.C.-TowerCo Inc. announced it has begun operations at its Cary, N.C., headquarters and a southeast region office in Richmond, Va., on a commitment of up to $50 million in …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp., which does business as Cellular One, said Wednesday it has received eligible telecommunications carrier status for eight additional areas in South Dakota. ETC designation is necessary to …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. will sell $300 million principal amount of its 7.125-percent senior notes due October 15, 2012, through an institutional private placement, as previously announced. American Tower said net …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it is seeking to raise $250 million through a private placement of senior notes. The company plans to use all net proceeds to redeem a portion …

Clear Channel Communications Inc. announced Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a five-year master lease agreement with four five-year renewal options that allows Nextel to collocate wireless equipment on Clear Channel’s …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it will lease space on more than 1,000 of its wireless communications towers, located nationwide, to other wireless carriers. Marketing efforts to lease space on the …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, plans to retire from the industry trade group he has led for 10 years. Kitchen expects to stay with the group …

Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, Illinois, …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, will retire, according to a release issued today by the wireless tower industry trade organization. Kitchen will stay with the group …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce …