Towers

WASHINGTON-The process of streamlining tower sitings on historic land saw several developments this week. The Federal Communications Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers Monday signed the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement meant …

SARASOTA, Fla.—Global Signal Inc. said it will purchase all of the equity of GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for up to $63.1 million, in a transaction excepted to close in the fourth quarter. GoldenState is a portfolio company of VS&A Communications Partners …

RICHMOND, Va.—The mobile-phone industry last week appeared to dodge another legal challenge to government radiation limits for handsets and towers, but found itself looking at the possibility of seeing headset litigation resurrected. A federal appeals court judge Friday cast doubt …

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from California involving whether a city has to pay attorney fees if it loses a tower siting case. “With the unprecedented number of cellular antennas sprouting up in our communities, …

Global Signal Inc. said it will purchase all of the equity of GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for up to $63.1 million, in a transaction excepted to close in the fourth quarter. GoldenState is a portfolio company of VS&A Communications Partners III …

CARY, N.C.-TowerCo Inc. announced it has begun operations at its Cary, N.C., headquarters and a southeast region office in Richmond, Va., on a commitment of up to $50 million in equity financing from Tailwind Capital Partners L.L.C. “Our plan is …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp., which does business as Cellular One, said Wednesday it has received eligible telecommunications carrier status for eight additional areas in South Dakota. ETC designation is necessary to receive universal-service subsidies. “South Dakota consumers will see a huge …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. will sell $300 million principal amount of its 7.125-percent senior notes due October 15, 2012, through an institutional private placement, as previously announced. American Tower said net proceeds, expected to be approximately $292.8 million, will be used …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it is seeking to raise $250 million through a private placement of senior notes. The company plans to use all net proceeds to redeem a portion of its 9.375-percent senior notes due 2009. Analysts from Raymond …

Clear Channel Communications Inc. announced Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a five-year master lease agreement with four five-year renewal options that allows Nextel to collocate wireless equipment on Clear Channel’s 1,300 wireless tower sites and allows Clear Channel to collocate …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it will lease space on more than 1,000 of its wireless communications towers, located nationwide, to other wireless carriers. Marketing efforts to lease space on the towers will be led by Faulk & Foster Real Estate …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network expansion projects. According to the partnership, Bechtel becomes AAT’s preferred …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, plans to retire from the industry trade group he has led for 10 years. Kitchen expects to stay with the group for a year to head up a transition team that …

Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska, average $180,000 per tower. The sale is …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network expansion projects. According to the partnership, Bechtel becomes AAT’s preferred …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska, average $180,000 per tower. The sale …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, will retire, according to a release issued today by the wireless tower industry trade organization. Kitchen will stay with the group for a year to head up a transition team that …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce its third-generation buildout costs. The innovation will save E-Plus about …

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion in cash. Upon completion, Crown used $1.3 billion of the proceeds from …

Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will supply its converged multiple network offering to rural carrier Western Wireless Corp. Nortel said it will supply Passport 15000 Multiservice Switches to bring the carrier’s CDMA, GSM/GPRS and TDMA/AMPS networks onto one transport network. …

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce its third-generation buildout costs. The innovation will …

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. today completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion in cash. Upon completion, Crown used $1.3 billion of the proceeds …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone firms are again confronting a health issue that industry lawyers have successfully beaten back in court to date. The controversy over whether radiation-emitting wireless handsets and base stations pose health risks to consumers has been relatively quiet during the …

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Firefighters has called for a moratorium on new cell towers on fire stations until health effects can be studied, according to a Vermont-based advocacy group. The EMR Policy Institute said the IAFF, the nation’s top firefighters …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced sale of 3-percent convertible notes due 2012. The sale will result in net proceeds of approximately $335.9 million, which the company plans to use to refinance a portion of its outstanding 9.375-percent …