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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Anyone who thinks a slowdown in carrier spending is threatening the health of the infrastructure industry was not at PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show this week. Record attendance …

American Tower eyes South Africa Apparently when big business even thinks about making a big move, it makes headlines. That happened again this week as sources close to the situation …

NATE Unite celebrates 20th anniversary This week was the 20th anniversary of the National Association of Tower Erectors’ conference NATE Unite. This annual event sees people from all over come together …

América Móvil’s tower move in Mexico All may be quiet on the American tower front after last week’s big move from American Tower, but this week Latin American mobile operator América …

Verizon tower sale confirmed Earlier this week we reported the possibility of Verizon Communications selling $15 billion worth of its portfolio to make up for all the money spent in the recent …

Deals could pocket Verizon $15B per reports Verizon Communications is reportedly moving closer to an asset sale that could include both tower and wireline properties, netting the telecom giant close …

Vertical Bridge buys over $500M worth of towers The holiday shopping spree continues this week. Last week it was American Tower buying up towers. This week Vertical Bridge struck two large …

China Tower to build 1 million towers Wait, who is this incredibly ambitious company looking to bring so many new towers? China Tower is a new company created by the …

American Tower is reportedly preparing to spend up to $1 billion to buy 51% of India’s Viom, a tower company controlled by Tata Teleservices. According to reports, American Tower wants …

American Tower has agreed to buy Bharti Airtel’s Nigerian towers for just over $1 billion. The holding company for Bharti Airtel’s African operations will sell 4,800 towers to American Tower …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

FCC, Department of Labor launch TIRAP at workshop After talking about it for weeks, the Federal Communications Commission (in conjunction with the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health …

Americans want mobile broadband, and they want good jobs with potential for growth. The wireless industry can deliver both, but only if adequate training is available for the workforce. Department …

Fake towers make national headlines Twice now we’ve reported on the use of fake towers — first back in March and then a few weeks ago when the FCC became involved. …

International Speedway is one of several American Tower DAS customers boosting demand for engineers who have experience with distributed antenna systems. DAS skills in demand Experience with distributed antenna systems …

In the latest editorial feature report from RCR Wireless News, wireless infrastructure providers, tower company executives, industry analysts and recruiters are interviewed about current trends in the North American wireless …

The U.S. government is looking at a way to raise billions in tax revenue, but it could come at the expense of some tower companies. A tax reform bill drafted …

Like many other successful companies, American Tower is outgrowing its name. “American” no longer refers just to the United States; towers in other parts of North and South America are …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Couple sues American Tower One couple in West Virginia is mad …

Tower company executives are seeing a shift in public opinion when it comes to new cell towers. Even those who might not want new towers recognize the need for coverage. …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Tragedy in Kentucky It was supposed to be a quiet, easy …