[BC] P.O.ed by transmission line damage

[Cowboy]

On Sunday 22 January 2006 05:34 pm, Gary Peterson wrote:
>In this instance, the "work" was scheduled by a cellular company.  I have
>yet to have ANY cellular company notify me of anything, including erecting a
>~150 ft. monopole between two directional arrays with careless abandon (for
>which they were fined...to them, just part of the cost of a new site).

 Which certainly makes them a "fit licensee" under the rules of them that
 granted their license ?

>Cellular companies appear to only answer to a higher authority, and it ain't
>the FCC. 

 Oh, yes it is !

>Have you ever heard of a cell site's license revocation for 
>repeated and willful rules violations?

 I've yet to hear of anyone actually persuing it to its logical conclusion !

 I HAVE heard ( and been party to ) cases where the cell company agreed
 to cover ALL damages ( engineer's time, problems that they didn't cause,
 but could not prove because they had failed to make the before measurements
 that their permit requires ) as part of settlement in exchange for the station
 not filing an official complaint.

 Unless an official complaint is made to the Commission, there is no violation !

 In true Clinton/Gore fashion, few folks today comply with much of anything
 until forced to in the breach, but unlike Mr. Gore's assumption, in this case
 there IS a "controlling legal authority."

 If you allow them to "get away" with it, most will.
 I have not the slightest doubt that should you have your attorney claim
 damages including loss of air time, engineer's overtime, legal fees, etc.
 that ultimately, you will win.

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