The Cellular-Emergency Alert Service Association, a volunteer organization dedicated to establishing emergency notification as a standard feature of digital wireless service, said it opposes a Senate bill that would remove federal pre-emption of antenna-siting moratoria.According to Douglas Weiser, director of the organization, Senate Bill...
DE PERE, Wis.-Cellcom announced it has activated two new towers in the Green Bay, Wis., area. One is located on the west side near Austin Straubel Airport, and the other is located on the east side near the University of Wisconsin's Weidner Center for...
HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. and Crown Communications merged, announced the companies. Castle Tower is a subsidiary of Castle Tower Holding Corp., now know as Crown Castle International.With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Crown Communications will serve as the domestic operating arm of Crown Castle International, which will...
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced it signed a definitive agreement to sell its site management business to Arlington, Va.-based Telecom Towers L.L.C. for $40 million.Under the agreement, Arch will sell 148 communications towers and tower management contracts which involve some 134 sites in...
What, you haven't had enough paparazzi already?Mohamed Al Fayed, owner of Harrods and the man who might have been father-in-law to the late Princess Di, is back in the news. He's in court challenging a 70-foot mobile phone tower near his estate at Oxted,...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Spectrum Resources Tower L.P. announced yesterday that New York-based Veronis, Suhler and Associates Inc. has agreed to invest $60 million in the company.Along with bank debt, the investment gives Spectrum well over $100 million to use in the acquisition of new and...
These are different times, good times for Susan Ness.She's the surviving member of the new-look Federal Communications Commission who, despite being denied the title of chairman, could still become the most influential regulator of the telecom industry in the next few years.She's got experience...
Privacy invasion more important than witch huntTo the editor: I read your viewpoint article from the Nov. 17 issue of RCR. I thought that your cavalier attitude about this crime was outrageous. Anyone in our industry should be very concerned about this invasion of our...
A Denver-based company has caught the attention of price-sensitive mobile phone carriers as well as some big manufacturers.Cactus Integration Group, incorporated Aug. 1, provides integrated, turnkey site development solutions to wireless carriers. Services range from site identification and acquisition to engineering and installation services."We...
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Cellular 2000/Rural Cellular Corp. added six cellular sites to its Minnesota operational service area. The Menahga, Red Lake Falls, Perham, Deer River, South Bemidji and Brandon cellular towers will improve cellular coverage for these six rural communities and the surrounding area."In order to...
WASHINGTON-Two new Federal Communications Commissioners are playing their cards close to the vest regarding their regulatory leanings during this honeymoon period of their tenure.Democrat Gloria Tristani and Republican Harold Furchtgott-Roth faced reporters here for the first time last week, and both admitted they are...
NOVEMBER29-3 Asia-Pacific Telecom '97, by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Jakarta Fairgrounds Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia. 62 21 4204300.DECEMBER1-2 Wireless Business Telephone Systems Seminar, by Alexander Resources. Phoenix Inn, Phoenix. Call Carole Kaufman at (972) 818-8225.2-3 Second Annual Latin America Wireless Summit, by...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) has asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard to delay any decision on antenna siting pre-emption for a year to give policy makers more time to sort out the emotionally charged issue."Given the complexity of the issue, and the fact...
WASHINGTON-The grass-roots backlash against antenna siting continued last week as lawsuits driven by environmentalists, soccer moms and organized labor were filed in three federal circuits to overturn the 1996 federal radio-frequency radiation exposure standard, while House legislation was uncorked to return full oversight of...
Sitting in a meeting several years ago, Douglas (Bud) Weiser and his staff were oblivious to a tornado touching down not too far from their office. Traditional emergency warning systems-outdoor sirens and television and radio broadcasts-weren't able to reach them.Yet, according to Weiser, everyone...
WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) said last week he opposes the Leahy-Jeffords bill to repeal the antenna siting pre-emption law and will intervene if the wireless industry and state and local officials fail to resolve the controversy."I don't think it (the bill)...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. is on its way to a rout in the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction, leading its closest competitor in the race for licenses by nearly $29 million.Gross revenues for the auction have been rising steadily at about $1 million per...
WASHINGTON-The finder's preference case of James A. Cassell v. the Federal Communications Commission now is in the hands of a three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel after both sides presented oral arguments and answered related questions. A decision...
Dear Editor: As detailed in "Leahy bill could gut antenna pre-emption" (Nov. 3), Jeffrey Silva reports on groundbreaking legislation introduced Oct. 30th by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and James Jeffords (R-Vt.) that would repeal the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state and...
WASHINGTON-In a stunning setback and reversal of fortune for the wireless industry, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and James Jeffords (R-Vt.) last week introduced legislation to gut antenna siting pre-emption provisions from the 1996 telecom act."I do not want Vermont turned into a giant pincushion...
CEDAR CREST, N.M.-Speciality Teleconstructors Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of Ellis Tower Co. Inc., a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based wireless transmitting and receiving facilities builder.Ellis Tower reported revenues of $3.8 million and net income of $415,000 for the 12-month period ended June 30,...
Erico Inc. introduced a new line of ground bar assemblies and related products designed for the personal communications services market. Erico ground bars are electrolyptic copper bars manufactured to individual design specifi-cations, said the company. The bars are available with a variety of options...
AAR Electronics Inc. Mountain SMR GroupAdvanced Comm. and Electronics Nextel License Acquisition Corp.Alpha Communication Sites Inc Niles Radio CommunicationsArthur Patrick, dba Lawton Comm. North Site Communications Inc.Business Radio Inc. Platte Valley CommunicationsCellutech Puri Capital Corp.Cemstone Products Co....
ARLINGTON, Va.-Telecom Towers Inc. and Cox Enterprises announced they have formed a joint venture, called TeleCom Towers L.L.C, and through it bought Vista Telecom Ltd., a wireless tower operator in Las Vegas.The acquisition is integral in the joint venture's national expansion plans to provide...
