Towers

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. recently released its fourth-quarter 2003 results, warning they are not necessarily comparable to the previous year’s results since the company was reorganized in early 2003. The company …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its Tower Construction Notification System to allow historic preservationists and tribal cultural authorities the ability to warn if a proposed tower could be problematic. “By …

Dear Editor, I’m disappointed you believe that our recent package of reports about the state of wireless phone service was not balanced, and that you believe we were quick to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its Tower Construction Notification System to allow historic preservationists and tribal cultural authorities the ability to warn if a proposed tower could be problematic. “By …

NEW YORK-Citing what it called modest improvements in the carrier’s financial profile, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its outlook on US Unwired Inc. from negative to developing and reaffirmed …

WASHINGTON-Representatives from the wireless industry and officials from the Federal Communications Commission were blindsided on Thursday by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, which said that two negotiated exclusions from …

NEW YORK-Citing what it called modest improvements in the carrier’s financial profile, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its outlook on US Unwired Inc. from negative to developing and reaffirmed …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it has refinanced its $267 million Term Loan B under its credit facilities, with a new Term Loan C due Dec. 31, 2007. The company also …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it will sell $225 million principal amount of 7.5-percent senior notes due 2012 through an institutional private placement. Net proceeds are expected to be approximately $221.7 …

Municipalities and states, hungry to find ways to fix their own budget woes, are targeting the wireless industry. As reported last week in RCR Wireless News, the city of Overland, …

The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and analysts in the space, who this …

InnerWireless Inc. will market its InnerMobile in-building wireless distribution system to wireless service providers to enable wireless communications throughout the Sears Tower in Chicago. The wireless system will cover the …

Steve Dodge, founder of American Tower Corp., announced he will retire as chairman of the board. Dodge said he intends to retire officially sometime before American Tower’s annual meeting of …

RICHARDSON, Texas-InnerWireless Inc. announced it will market its InnerMobile in-building wireless distribution system to wireless service providers to enable wireless communications throughout the Sears Tower in Chicago. The wireless system …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Susan Kennedy has decided not to offer a competing bill of rights for telecom consumers-one that exempts mobile-phone carriers from new rules-during Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s …

Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown …

WASHINGTON-A British government advisory panel says research indicates mobile phones and base stations do not pose health risks to citizens, but cautioned that limitations of studies and the relatively short …

So Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has declared war on the U2 rock star, the second Irishman in less than two gulps of a Guinness to feel the wrath …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its outlook on American Tower Corp. to positive from stable, and affirmed its “B-” corporate rating on the company. S&P said it is …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings, parent company of Pinnacle Towers, announced it has changed it name to Global Signal Inc., effective immediately. “With a full portfolio of communications infrastructure services and new …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. is launching a new $350 million senior secured credit facility that will consist of a $75 million revolving credit facility to mature July 2008 and …

AAT Communications Corp. announced it plans to acquire all tower assets of Signal One L.L.C., a privately held Chattanooga, Tenn.-based tower owner and site management company. The assets include 226 …

Affirmation from wireless carriers and equipment vendors, as well as industry analysts and Wall Street, is driving optimism from tower companies regarding new tower builds. Analyst firm Raymond James and …

Consumer Reports bashed the wireless industry again in its second annual survey of rating wireless providers. It’s safe to say carriers flunked in the magazine’s eyes. The editor of Consumer …