Towers

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it has hired a new chief financial officer. In addition to heading up financial aspects of SBA, Anthony Macaione, 40, will also serve as …

WASHINGTON-It has been 10 years since the Federal Communications Commission took its first steps toward a nationwide wireless enhanced 911 system, and after a long struggle, important progress is being …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its …

DENVER-Emily Motsay has been promoted to reporter at RCR Wireless News. Motsay covers the tower and in-building wireless beats for the publication and the rcrnews.com Web Site. She also reports …

Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its …

NEW YORK-Lehman Brothers analyst Blake Bath this week initiated coverage of tower companies American Tower Corp., Crown Castle International Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. with various ratings. Bath rated American Tower …

WASHINGTON-An engineer/consultant that focuses on electricity reliability told a think-tank seminar Monday it is impossible to protect against blackouts like the one that crippled the Northeastern United States and parts …

ST. LOUIS-Privately held wireless tower owner AAT Communications Corp. announced it has closed its latest two acquisitions and has re-vamped its branding and marketing strategies. The company acquired 78 towers …

WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, according to …

WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, according to …

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. announced its 2005 Tower Summit & Tradeshow annual conference for the wireless tower industry will be co-located with the Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association’s …

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When Monet Mobile Networks Inc. launched service in November 2002, many in the industry believed that the promise of advanced wireless data technology had finally become a reality-which is why …

Wireless communication tower owners American Tower Corp., Crown Castle International Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. spoke at last week’s Raymond James & Associates Inc. Institutional Investors Conference, where all three companies …

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas-Rumors that Sprint PCS might sell its 6,000 wireless communications towers to reduce debt are again circulating, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Bloomberg report said Sprint …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its broadcast services division to Doty, Moore & Hoenninger L.L.C., an investment vehicle owned by members of the broadcast …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. rounded out the tower company fourth-quarter 2003 earnings with mixed results, released late Thursday. Total revenues stood at $57.6 million, compared with $57.4 million a …

TOMBALL, Texas-Litfiber Inc. announced it has acquired a public company, enabling it to be listed on the Nasdaq OTC Market as LTBI. Litfiber believes its stock will open around $4 …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has completed the redemption of $212.7 million principal amount of its 6.25 percent convertible notes due 2009. The company redeemed the notes at 102.1 percent of the …

American Tower Corp. and Crown Castle International Corp. released solid fourth-quarter 2003 financial results, as expected. American Tower’s revenues totaled $191.5 million, up from $177.4 million for the fourth quarter …

NEW YORK-Tower stocks are slightly down in value despite strong earnings reports from American Tower Corp. and Crown Castle International Corp. earlier this week. Analysts from Raymond James & Associates …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. closely followed competitor American Tower in releasing its fourth-quarter 2003 results. Crown reported revenue for the fourth quarter of $214 million, up from $179.3 million during …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp.’s fourth-quarter 2003 earnings reported today were in line with analyst expectations. The company said revenues totaled $191.5 million, up from $177.4 million for the fourth quarter 2002. …

TOMBALL, Texas-LitFiber announced it has secured approximately 200 radio towers and 200 rooftop sites in the United States and plans to begin building out three distinct nationwide wireless networks. One …

As the battle for network supremacy rages on, wireless carriers are targeting places with minimal wireless coverage, including highly trafficked indoor spaces like airports, shopping malls, casinos, office buildings, healthcare …