Welcome to this Christmas week edition of cell tower news. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS and regional/local news. After reporting so many climber accidents and deaths this year, it’s exciting to be able to share the great news of a climber who fell from a tower earlier this year finally waking up from a coma. We also provide an answer to the question of whether you can request a cell tower lease on your property. For these stories and more, click the links below.
Global/National News:
- On Christmas Day a tower climber who had recently woken up from a coma that happened after falling off a tower got married to the love of his life.
- Those who aren’t so lucky and die from falls unfortunately leave behind a trail of litigation and disputes.
- With all the money cell tower leases bring, you’ve probably wondered what it would take to get one on your property. Wonder no longer.
- Former tower climber Wade wished us all a happy and safe holiday on his tower blog.
- AGL has an interesting blog post on the big tower consolidation deals that happened this year and what it means for the future of the industry.
- Are you working on an LTE system that has problems with interference? This blog has some helpful suggestions.
- Inside Towers has a persuasive blog on how the merits of “stealth towers.”
DAS News:
- Good news NASCAR fans. Dover International Speedway boosts cell service with a great new DAS system.
- Bank of America Stadium, home to the Carolina Panthers, recently announced upgrades to its DAS and Wi-Fi systems.
Regional/Local News:
- Stolen AT&T tower equipment has been found in Cartersville, Ga.
- Tennessee state law makers want to block police from cell phone tracking.
- You’ve heard of fiber to the antenna, but what about fiber to the cabin? This crazy story seems like it could only happen in California.Â
- Fort Wayne, Ind., mulls the idea 120-foot cell tower in a city park.
- Appeal could decide fate of Milton, Mass., cell tower.
- In Westport, Mass., neighbors turned out to oppose a proposed cell phone tower site.
- Jackson, Wyo., town councilors gave preliminary approval for a new cellphone tower to be built at the Teton County Fairgrounds.
- Over in Jackson Hole, Wyo., the town okays a cell tower built on local fair grounds.
- Oldham County, Ky., neighbors worry about proposed cell tower.
- Cell tower talk in Ridgefield, Conn., gets mixed responses.
- Cellular tower planned for La Jolla Heights’ Cliffridge Park in San Diego.
- The latest cell tower proposed in Newfane, Vt., is attracting no objection from a conservation group.
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