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NEW YORK-Television programming often can be as good a barometer as hard numbers about trends that are hot, and so it is with the wireless tower industry. In a recent “The Simpsons,” cartoon character Homer Simpson rented cell site space …

NEW ORLEANS-Independent tower companies hoping to cash in on the anticipated sale of tower assets by wireless carriers still are waiting for the first big deal to set the standard for future purchase/lease-back arrangements. Many attendees at last week’s 1998 …

A wave of activity between carriers and tower management firms appears to be developing, signaling a growing trend toward carriers selling off their tower assets in purchase/leaseback arrangements. In such transactions, carriers sell their towers to a tower management company …

Satellite ’98: The Road Ahead February 17-20 Phillips Business Information Inc.’s Via Satellite. Shearaton Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C. (301) 340-1520. Mobile & PDA Expo ’98 February 18-20 World Market Strategies and PDA Inc. Clarion Hotel, San Francisco. (415) 641-2450. Advanced …

NOVEMBER 10-11 Channel Development for Wireless Distribution and Retail, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC. 10-12 Intele-CardNews Expo of the Americas: A Global Partnership, by Intele-CardNews. Fontainebleau Hilton Resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Fla. Call Clare …

OCTOBER 20-21 Wireless Business Telephone Systems Seminar, by Alexander Resources. Dallas. (800) 948-8225. 20-22 Discovering the Value of LMDS, by Shorecliff Communications International and RCR Publications Inc. ANA Hotel, San Francisco. (800) 608-9641. 22 Wireless Developer Workshop, by Zsigo Wireless …

OCTOBER 6-7 Wireless Directory Assistance & Enhanced Services, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC. 6-8 Billing & Customer Care in Telecom, by International Quality & Productivity Centre. Holiday Inn on King, Toronto. (800) 882-8684. 6-8 Technology …

NEWARK, N.J.-It’s trade secrets vs. tell all as wireless telecommunications companies try to hide their strategies from competitors while seeking fast buildout approvals from municipalities that want full disclosure. Local government officials, accustomed to more than a decade of slow …