WASHINGTON-As allegations fly back and forth over the award of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses and public-safety contracts in a war-torn country where insurgency has become a destabilizing force, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority finds itself far behind schedule in establishing a first-responder network that officials...
A grand opening last week marked the coming together of two seasoned wireless tower equipment companies. The festivities commemorated the re-opening of Rohn Industries Inc.'s Peoria, Ill.-based manufacturing operation, under its new owner, Canada's Radian Communication Services Inc., a subsidiary of Onex Corp.Rohn has...
Despite increased revenues, tower companies Crown Castle International Corp. and SBA Communications Corp. reported first-quarter financials in the red, although Crown managed to shave its losses.Crown reported site rental and broadcast transmission revenue of $219.4 million, up 18.6 percent, or $34.4 million, from last...
Supported by the Telecom Act of 1996, wireless carriers are taking towns across the country that have denied them permits for tower builds to court-and winning. Reports from local newspapers nationwide show that the tower-related provisions in the telecom act are working as intended-to...
BOCA RATON-SBA Communications Corp. late Thursday rounded out the public tower sector's first-quarter 2004 financial earnings.The company recorded revenues of $57.3 million, up from $51.7 million in last year's first quarter. Of that, site leasing revenue made up $33.9 million and site development revenues...
WASHINGTON-The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday said Sprint PCS cannot use a clause in a California state law to build a tower in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., against the wishes of the community."The win for Rancho Santa Fe-and for every community, for...
HOUSTON-Wireless communications tower owner Crown Castle International Corp. released financial results for the first quarter of 2004 in line with guidance issued last month.The company reported site rental and broadcast transmission revenue of $219.4 million, up 18.6 percent, or $34.4 million, from last year's...
Most wireless customers are pleased with the services, coverage and customer services from their wireless carriers, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corp. According to the report, 68 percent of wireless users are satisfied or very satisfied with the...
WORCESTER, Mass.-Optasite Inc., a wireless services firm that provides acquisition, cell site construction, testing and maintenance services, said it has received $10 million in financing.The company plans to use the new capital to develop and acquire wireless tower assets, initially in the Northeast and...
WORCESTER, Mass.-Optasite Inc., a wireless services firm that provides acquisition, cell site construction, testing and maintenance services, said it has received $10 million in financing.The company plans to use the new capital to develop and acquire wireless tower assets, initially in the Northeast and...
Most wireless customers are pleased with the services, coverage and customer services from their wireless carrier, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corp. According to the report, 68 percent of wireless users are satisfied or very satisfied with the...
American Tower Corp. early Tuesday reported first-quarter financial results in line with analyst expectations.The company said total revenues were $186.2 million, up 15 percent from the first quarter of 2003. Income from operations increased to $21.8 million from $2.1 million last year. Net loss...
SpectraSite Inc. kicked off wireless tower company first-quarter earning releases this week on a positive note.The company said revenues for the first quarter were $84.6 million and operating income was $21.4 million. Net income, after expenses, was $7.1 million, or 15 cents per share,...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it has hired a new chief financial officer. In addition to heading up financial aspects of SBA, Anthony Macaione, 40, will also serve as senior vice president. Macaione, a certified public accountant, joins from Perry Ellis International Inc.,...
WASHINGTON-It has been 10 years since the Federal Communications Commission took its first steps toward a nationwide wireless enhanced 911 system, and after a long struggle, important progress is being made."It is an incredibly successful and positive story particularly in contrast to the wireline...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its earnings expectations for the full year.Crown said it now expects site rental and broadcast...
DENVER-Emily Motsay has been promoted to reporter at RCR Wireless News. Motsay covers the tower and in-building wireless beats for the publication and the rcrnews.com Web Site. She also reports on speech-recognition technologies and satellite services, as they pertain to the wireless industry. Motsay...
Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its earnings expectations for the full year.Crown said it now expects site rental and broadcast...
NEW YORK-Lehman Brothers analyst Blake Bath this week initiated coverage of tower companies American Tower Corp., Crown Castle International Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. with various ratings. Bath rated American Tower "overweight" with a $16 price target, Crown was rated "equal-weight" with a $15 price...
WASHINGTON-An engineer/consultant that focuses on electricity reliability told a think-tank seminar Monday it is impossible to protect against blackouts like the one that crippled the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada last year."We are unable to protect ourselves from blackouts," said Steve Fairfax...
ST. LOUIS-Privately held wireless tower owner AAT Communications Corp. announced it has closed its latest two acquisitions and has re-vamped its branding and marketing strategies.The company acquired 78 towers from Lake Charles, La.-based US Unwired Inc. and all assets, including 226 towers and 170...
WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).According to PEER, the tower was built by Western...
WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).According to PEER, the tower was built in 2001...
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. announced its 2005 Tower Summit & Tradeshow annual conference for the wireless tower industry will be co-located with the Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association's CTIA Wireless 2005 show. "Tower Summit was launched eight years ago to serve the...
