for one tower, it really isn't. for a 1000 towers state wide, A company with lots of cash could make money at it.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger Hartley Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 1:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Cell phone tower - redeux Thank you, that was the kind of answer I was hoping for. It's not the capital outlay that would be the problem, but becoming a CLEC, getting a license and justifying all of this as a good investment - there's the problem. I'm as poor as a church mouse, but the guy that wants to do this could write a check for the whole thing and not lose any sleep over it. beckman wrote: > 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 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
