SBA Communications

The tower industry was busy last week with Sprint Nextel Corp. announcing the sale of 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million and tower giant SBA acquiring a pair …

Sprint Nextel Corp. sold its 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million, a move that provides the carrier with some cash and relieves it of the business of owning …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services upgraded MetroPCS to B from B- …

SBA Communications Corp. is in the mood to shop. The company announced today it will acquire Light Tower Wireless L.L.C., the wireless infrastructure branch of Light Tower L.L.C. The purchase …

SBA Communications Corp. said it will acquire tower company Optasite Holding Company Inc. in a stock-and-cash deal worth roughly $430 million.SBA, which owns and operates towers for AT&T Mobility and …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Credit Suisse First Boston reduced its estimates on AT&T, saying the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–R.W. Baird raised its 2009 EPS estimate on Verizon to $2.97 …

The companies listed below represent the largest independent national and regional tower companies in the United States. Also included below are the nation’s major wireless carriers and their tower portfolios. …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Lehman Brothers lowered its estimates on Virgin Mobile USA to 39 …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its A rating to AT&T‘s …

SBA Communications Corp. said it will spend up to $193.5 million for as many as 430 towers in the United States from TowerCo L.L.C. SBA said it will use cash …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services placed the ratings of Leap …

Crown Castle International Corp. reported growth in site rental revenues, although its losses widened year-over-year.The company’s results included those of Global Signal Inc., which Crown Castle acquired earlier this year.On …

With the wireless sector the most competitive in the telecom industry, it is hard to imagine that company executives can simultaneously beat each other’s brains out in the marketplace and …

PHILADELPHIA-A three-judge appellate panel hinted the Federal Communications Commission’s small-business bidding rules could be on shaky legal ground, but seemed hesitant about throwing out results of last year’s $13.7 billion …

Tower vendor SBA Communications Corp. reported a wider net loss for the first quarter while revenues improved.The company reported total revenues of $95.8 million, up 39.2% from revenues of $68.8 …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its 2007 EPS estimate …

T-Mobile USA Inc. indicated that it is interested in selling anywhere from 3,500 to 5,000 of its towers in the United States-a sale that could bring upwards of $1 billion …

The tower industry is sitting pretty these days. And, all things considered, the future couldn’t look brighter for The Big Three: Crown Castle International Corp., American Tower Corp. and of …

Tower company SBA Communications Corp. reported improvements in both revenues and net loss for the fourth quarter.The company reported total revenues for the quarter of $96.8 million, up 33.6 percent …

Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement with its bondholders to reduce its debt, and also hired a company to advise it on its options, including …

Tower marketing and licensing firm KGI Wireless Inc. added 363 tower sites from Time Warner Cable to its portfolio, pushing its count of managed sites to more than 7,000. Earlier …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Towers Partners dashed speculation in the media indicating that the privately owned tower company is for sale. The company’s chief executive officer, Marc Ganzi, stated in an …

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Global Towers Partners dashed speculation in the media indicating that the privately owned tower company is for sale. The company’s chief executive, Marc Ganzi, stated in an e-mail, …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Tower Partners may be the next tower company to get swallowed up as the industry’s giants fight over who will be king of the mountain. Global Tower …