Cell Tower News

Lawsuit names SBA Communications, others as defendants In February 2014 a tower in Clarksburg, W.Va., collapsed, killing two tower climbers and injuring others. The stress of the collapse caused stress on …

Bear climbs tower for eggs We’re all doomed. The large hairy killing machines known as bears are now bringing their endless appetites off the ground and into the skies. O.F. Mossberg & …

Wade Sarver, a prominent blogger who writes about the wireless industry, had some strong words for tower climbers who have not filled out the OSHA RFI safety survey. Sarver posted …

An Indian parliamentary panel is asking the country’s Environment Ministry to comprehensively look into the effects of cell tower radiation on humans and animals, saying it is of “great concern.” …

Cell towers that stalk? Anyone who reads this weekly segment with regularity knows how contentious an issue tower placement is. This week Verizon is back at it again causing a family in …

Crown Castle said today that it has agreed to sell its 1,800 Australian towers to a consortium of investors led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. The sale price is …

Freestanding cell towers now need to withstand an earthquake and keep working Los Angeles city leaders last week took steps to ensure that area cell towers are prepared to not …

AT&T, Verizon get litigious over towers The biggest wireless companies in the world are taking small towns and businesses to court on a seemingly increasing basis. It has all the makings …

Cell towers becoming obsolete? CNBC spoke with the founder of Parallel Wireless at the Founders Forum Smart Nation Singapore conference, who informed the major media outlet that he believes cell …

Thefts include New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island Spring is in the air. The birds are chirping, the weather is beautiful and apparently cell towers look like trees bearing valuable fruit …

Police reports indicate that early this morning a man in Fontana, Calif., jumped from a cell tower off of Highway 210, ending his own life. A witness claims to have …

Cell tower would be 75-feet tall, disguised as evergreen tree AT&T wants to build a 75-foot-tall cellphone tower adjacent to a Eugene, Ore., church, but local residents and officials are pushing …

OSHA seeks public comment Earlier this week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a statement asking for public comment on best practices for tower climbers and reducing the number of …

Thai villagers to force True Corp. to take down tower Residents of Khiriwong, a subdistrict of Krabi in Thailand, voted in an April 10 referendum to require True Corp. to …

OSHA seeks public comment on how to reduce accidents at tower sites Federal safety regulators are seeking public input on how to best protect the men and women who work …

Massapequa Park may be unable to combat DAS install The mayor of Massapequa Park, N.J., said that despite opposition from residents and municipal staff, there may not be any way …

An attempt by Verizon Wireless to build a 150-foot cell tower in a residential neighborhood in Bernardsville, N.J., has been shot down by an appellate court. The decision was a …

Tornado severely damages KOMA tower It may not be a cell tower, but the legendary KOMA communications towers looms large in the minds of those in the industry. A tornado wreaked …

China Tower asset acquisition equates to $24B gain for three China telcos Regulators in China are working toward an Aug. 15 goal of transferring some 1 million cell towers to …

First cell tower death this year It has been reported that the first cell tower-related death of the year has taken place this week near San Angelo, Texas. Details are …

A look inside the life of a tower climber RCR Wireless News reporter Joey Jackson attended South Wireless Summit last week and had the opportunity to talk to some tower …

Vertical Bridge gains over 200 tower sites Independent wireless infrastructure company CiG Wireless announced it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate company of Vertical Bridge …

Wireless infrastructure expected to continue growth track CEO of Digital Bridge Marc Ganzi, gave a state of the union of sorts for the wireless infrastructure industry in his keynote address at the South …

South Wireless Summit discusses carrier activity, market opportunity The fourth annual South Wireless Summit took place this week in Nashville, Tenn. The event, hosted by the South Wireless Summit Association, focuses …

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 …