[BC] Cell phones getting better?

[Blake Bowers]

And understand from the carriers end, they often
have to deal with planning commissions that make
unreasonable requests, even to the point of directly
asking for bribes.

I own towers.  I don't build them, I don't normally
do builds to suit, I just buy wayward towers and give
them a good home - hopefully with renters sooner or
later.  This exempts us from many zoning issues, as
the towers are already there - BUT - some places
we even have to deal with zoning to ADD A
TRANSMITTER!  Any modification to the tower,
adding an antenna, adding a sat dish, adding anything,
requires zoning in some places.

Thats taking things a bit too far.   Some zoning boards
are as has been stated, god like in thier acts.

That said, we welcome co-locators, from maine to
Colorado.  We love zoning rules that push carriers to
co-locate - but more often than not, they want to
co-locate anyways.

Now, there are some site acq guys out there, that
point carriers to the site acq guys land that they will
do a build to suit on....................


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne" <woollard at inreach.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Cell phones getting better?


>I can only speak from my own limited experience.  My discipline has always 
>been broadcast, and I was ashamed of the presentation Made by Cricket.  We 
>ultimately approved the application, but only because of the fear of 
>reprisal due to current state laws regarding coverage protection and 
>restraint of trade.  It was very nasty toward the end.
>
> Wayne Woollard
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Blake Bowers" <bbowers at townsqr.com>
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [BC] Cell phones getting better?
>
>
>>I can tell you for a fact that Cricket, as well as most
>> other carriers often co-locate.  They  by no means
>> "refuse" to use existing tower space.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Wayne" <woollard at inreach.com>
>> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [BC] Cell phones getting better?
>>
>>
>>> Mr. Scott, I take offense!  I am a Planning Commissioner!  and we have 
>>> been overwhelmed by the abusive tactics of an army of out of state 
>>> Attorneys, and so called "RF Engineers, with no proof of discipline, 
>>> providing our commission with very colorful maps and descriptions of 
>>> coverage that were an insult to our intelligence.  I find the companies 
>>> such as "Cricket," who refuse to utilize existing tower space are 
>>> shooting their cause in the foot so to speak.
>>>
>>> Wayne Woollard
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Bailey, Scott" <SBailey at nespower.com>
>>> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:26 AM
>>> Subject: RE: [BC] Cell phones getting better?
>>>
>>>
>>> If the stupid zoning people would quit whining about the "funning
>>> looking antennas" on cell towers and monopoles, we would find our cell
>>> phone (including theirs) would work much better.....do you hear me Mr.
>>> Zobota, Mr Codes Man!.....
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
>>> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Potterton -
>>> KSGN
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:33 PM
>>> To: 'Broadcasters' Mailing List'
>>> Subject: RE: [BC] Cellphones getting better?
>>>
>>> Or have people given up complaining?
>>>
>>> Bruce Potterton
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
>>> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Reader
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 12:34 PM
>>> To: broadcast at radiolists.net
>>> Subject: [BC] Cellphones getting better?
>>>
>>> Received Monday Feb 20.
>>>
>>> NEWS RELEASE
>>>
>>> Largent Hails 28% Drop in Wireless Complaints
>>> FCC Report Shows Complaints Falling in Every Category
>>>
>>> WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Communications
>>> Commission (FCC) reported late yesterday that
>>> consumer complaints about wireless service had
>>> tumbled by 28%. The FCC report revealed that
>>> wireless complaints fell from 6,873 in third
>>> quarter 2005, to 4,956 in the fourth quarter.
>>>
>>> "Increasing customer satisfaction is the top
>>> priority of the wireless industry," said CTIA -
>>> The Wireless AssociationR President and CEO Steve
>>> Largent. "In just the two plus years that I have
>>> been at CTIA, carriers have invested more than
>>> $40 billion into the wireless network.
>>>
>>>
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