I think what you want to do is create a full tower WITH cellular radio system? Yes? First you need to become a CLEC, then you will need a cellular frequency license. Then, you can get a roaming agreement with the cell carriers and start getting $$. Expect to invest ~ 2-3 million in fees, equipment, lawyers, insurance, and a boatload of time.
Its allot easier to build a tower and invite the various cell companies to deploy on it. Donald Beckman Fort Worth, Texas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger Hartley Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 1:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Cell phone tower - redeux I should have been more clear. There is no tower now. My friend wants to put up a new cell phone tower and WE will own it. Can this sort of thing be done? Can we put up a cell phone tower and get it on the network of other cell phone towers? Blazen Wireless wrote: > You can go here to look up any tower in the US by city state and or zip > code! > > http://www.berkana.com/tower.php3 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Brownson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 10:04 PM > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Cell phone tower - redeux > > > The trick is finding out who actually owns the tower. Most cell phone > companies have sold all their tower sites to just a few tower companies. > So first find out who owns it. Try Fryes Site Guide. they have a online > site guide and tower locator service. Get the Lat/Long of the tower you > want to find out about and check with Fryes > > Mike B > > > >>I posted a question about this to the isp-wireless list last night, but >>it never showed up, maybe someone here can answer. The text of the >>original post: >> >>I was surprised today to be approached by a local businessman who wants >>me to look into putting up a cell phone tower in our community. When I >>said I don't even know how to go about getting the telephone company to >>let us on the network, he said they pretty much have to. >> >>He definitely has the clout to get things accomplished and we do need >>the tower, but I don't know if this is even a feasable thing to do. The >>phone companies in this area pretty much ignore us, there's almost no >>signal at all anywhere in town. How do I go about finding out more, or >>is this the proverbial ant with a <snip> crawling up the elephant's hind >> leg? >> >>By the way, one tower site I've been drooling over for my WISP - I think >> would be a good place to put a cell phone tower, and I just got the >>folks who own it to agree in principal to let me put a tower up there. >> >>The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List >>To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe >>smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in >>the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: >>http://archives.part-15.org > > > > Mike Brownson > Electro-comm Distributing > 5015 Paris St, Denver, CO 80239 > (303) 371-8182 (800) 525-0173 > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
