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Forum Seeks to Inform on `Intelligent' Cell Tower Siting
Zoning and liability issues, as well as research on the health and environmental effects of wireless technologies will be on the table, as several conservation groups gather January 12 in Litchfield County, Conn., for an educational forum on tower siting.
B. Blake Levitt, an author on non-ionizing radiation, will speak on concerns raised by the spread of wireless technologies.
The forum will target some of the practices of the Connecticut Siting Council (CSC), which has jurisdiction over tower siting. "The council's charge is to be comprehensive in its review and analysis of proposed cell sites," said S. Derek Phelps, CSC executive director. "While we take up the question of impact on ecology and wildlife, we also evaluate need and the benefit of a site to the users of wireless technologies." MORE |
American Tower Alleges Rival Impersonated CEO
American Tower Corp. has sued Jide Zeitlin (at left), an executive who heads a rival wireless tower operator, for defamation and computer fraud.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleges that Zeitlin impersonated American Tower Chief Executive James Taiclet in communications with American Tower investors.
According to the complaint, Zeitlin, founder of India-based Independent Mobile Infrastructure (IMIL) forwarded a negative article about American Tower stock option practices to two of its largest investors using an email that misappropriated Taiclet's identity, according to Reuters News Agency. MORE | |
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Jiminy Peak Finds it Lonely at the Top without Cell Site
It must have a cold slap in the face for Brian Fairbank, president and CEO of a Massachusetts ski resort and conference center.
His hotel had scheduled a conference and booked 200 rooms for attendees, only to have them back out when they learned the resort lacked cell service.
Since then he has invested $50,000 and recruited Mariner Tower, which provided $200,000, toward the development of a cell tower, according to the Berkshire Eagle. MORE |
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Risking Body Parts, Copper Thieves Knock Out Power, Cell Service
 It could give you a jolt that would blow off a body part, one official said. Nevertheless, copper thieves cut into a 100-kilowatt line that powered the cell tower near Austin, Texas, using bolt cutters wrapped in electrical tape. It was early in the morning, December 10, when a group of people broke into a cell tower in eastern Travis County, Texas, successfully knocked out the power and used wrenches and ropes to make off with copper wiring, which now sells for $3.50 a pound, according to KVUE TV News in Austin, Tex. MORE |
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TV Segment Highlights Tower Maintenance, Safety
Oregon Public Television recently produced a video segment featuring workers who perform equipment installation and maintenance on broadcast towers.
The video shows tower climbers at an Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) site in isolated Christmas Valley and the TV network's Portland tower. MORE |
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Concealment more Visible on Tower Horizon
 The cell tower concealment market is booming, according to Mike Coghlan, national sales manager, Sabre Towers & Poles of Sioux City, Iowa.
The Albany, N.Y, Times Union reports that sales grew more than 25 percent in 2007 at Sabre, which custom builds camouflaged monopoles and ships hundreds worldwide each year. (Pictured:Sabre Mono-Pine) MORE |
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GuarDawg Bussbar Theft Protection
 Protect your bussbars from being stolen by copper thieves with the GuarDawg lockbox. Made of schedule 40 galvanized steel, laser cut to spec, set atop a 3-1/2" OD pipe, completely grounded to the ground-ring, this practically impenetrable security device will cover and protect any busbar on a shelter or at the base of any tower type.
www.GuarDawg.com
Titan T-Flex Stretchable Full-Body Harnesses The Titan T-FLEX stretchable harnesses have a durable, stretch webbing construction for proper fit, comfort and mobility. The harnesses feature a fully adjustable design, non-slip mating buckle chest strap, sub-pelvic strap for added safety and support. A back strap increases safety by preventing roll out in the event of a fall, and a sliding back D-ring and pad ensure correct back D-ring positioning. Product meets all applicable OSHA, ANSI and CSA requirements. www.millerfallprotection.com
Task-Master Code Beacon Lamps
 H & H's Task-Master Code Beacon lamps are designed to be bright, dependable and long lasting for use on radio towers, TV towers, microwave towers and cell towers. Life-rated up to 8,000 hours, the lights save on maintenance and replacement costs. Made of weatherproof "hard glass," they stand up to rain, sleet and snow. The rugged tungsten filament is designed to withstand wind vibration and shock. The mogul pre-focus nickel-plated brass base assures positive contact and positions the filament for maximum visibility. www.lightsbyhh.com/CodeBeacon.htmSabre Pole Concealment Products
 Sabre Towers & Poles offers a variety of concealment options, including disguising a monopole as a flagpole, light pole or replica tree. Concealment products are designed to assist cell tower owners in the zoning approval process. Designed to blend with different environments, tree poles come in an exotic mono-palm, a towering mono-pine, a leafy mono-elm, or a classic italian cypress.
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 From fybush.com, the Tower Site Calendar 2008 features 14 full-color, high-quality images of transmitter sites from coast (WGAN Portland) to coast (KAST Astoria, our cover model). For the seventh consecutive year, the Tower Site Calendar is ready to grace the walls of your office or home. |
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Florida Wireless Association
Industry-wide Non-denominational Happy Hour
Gatsby's Boca
5970 SW 18th St.
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan. 24, 2008
www.flwireless.org/wst_page8.html
Arizona Wireless Association
Golf Tournament To benefit Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley ASU Karsten Golf Course Tempe, AZ Feb. 8, 2008 www.azwa.org
National Association of Tower Erectors
Conference and Exhibition Feb. 11-14, 2008 Orlando, FL www.natehome.org
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