Vol. 4, No. 3
Feb. 1
2010 

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CCI Sees Double Digit Increases in 2009
Crown Castle International reported strong growth in its fourth-quarter earnings as well as in its full-year 2009 results during a Jan. 28 conference call. Sharing the spotlight was the tower company's aggressive refinancing during the last year, which may lead to significant capital investment in 2010. MORE

Rev. G Changes Track Evolving Engineering Theory

The Addendum 2 update of the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA-222-G tower structure standard, known as Rev. G, has been published and is available to the public, Carlo Franceschino, P.Eng., told an audience at a Nebraska-Iowa Wireless Association seminar, held Jan. 26 in Ankeny, Iowa. MORE


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Millions More in Broadband Grants Go to Fiber Optic Networks

Forget plastics. The future, at least in communications, appears to be in glass. Fiber optics again was king as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced another $63 million in broadband grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. MORE

NY State Senator Pushes for Looser Cell Site Regs

Many believe the process of bringing cell service to the highway known as the Adirondack Parkway is broken. A New York state senator is calling a meeting of carriers, the Adirondack Park Agency and public safety officials to look for ways to speed the progress of the developing cell site along the route east of the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. MORE

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NYSWA Takes Part in Annual Municipal Conference

The New York State Wireless Association (NYSWA) will sponsor a panel on wireless infrastructure siting at the Association of Towns of the State of New York 2010 Training School & Annual Meeting on Feb. 15 at the New York City Hilton Hotel Conference Center. The annual event draws officials from nearly 3,000 towns across the state of New York. MORE

Public Safety Picks Up Slack as Tower Loses Radio Tenant

Hollywood Township, in rural agrarian Minnesota, is more used to dealing with dairy cattle than communications technology. That ended when Northern Lights Broadcasting donated a tower to the township, which it had used for an FM radio station. The broadcasting company has moved its antenna to New Hope, Minn. MORE

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Products
Buckingham'H' Style Full Body Harness
The Buckingham Manufacturing Tower Harness Model 61995 is an "H"-style full-body harness with built-in body belt featuring Dri-lex shell that fits like a vest and wicks moisture away. The harness can be made in Kevlar mesh to meet ASTM 5887 electric arc performance requirements. Other features include steel D dorsal attachment, spring-loaded friction buckles for height adjustment, Dri-lex shoulder and leg pads, and split-tongue quick-connect buckles on the chest and leg straps. A frontal-chest D-ring adjusts independently of the shoulder straps allowing the user to correctly position when using a ladder climb system. www.buckinghammfg.com
UnitechRF Safety Signs and Training
UniTech RF Safety Division offers rugged, FCC-compliant tower safety and information signs, which can be customized in terms of colors, logos and multilingual text. Different sizes and materials, including adhesive labels, are available. RF radiation awareness and safety training is available to help companies to comply with FCC/OSHA regulations for working in electromagnetic fields.www.unitech-rf.com

FrenchCreek

Full-Body Harness
FrenchCreek 850AB series
universal harness is a full-body
harness that comes with a
6-inch comfort back pad;
removable tool belt; and
adjustable shoulder, chest
and leg straps with grommet
and tongue buckle. Other features
include lightweight synthetic webbing;
hip-positioning D-rings; adjustable
shoulder, chest, waist and leg straps;
removable tool belt and sliding
D-ring in the center
of the back to keep fallen
workers vertical in suspension.

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Calendar 
February
 
Quarterly Meeting
Feb. 4
Pinetree Country Club
3400 McCollum Parkway
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Louisiana-Mississippi Wireless Association
Mardi Gras Luncheon
Feb. 11
Feb. 11
Sideline Sports Bar
3720 Factoria Blvd SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
Kentucky Wireless Association
Luncheon
Feb. 12
NATE 2010
Feb. 16-18
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
1000 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
New Jersey Wireless Association
Feb. 23
Quarterly Meeting
Alabama Wireless Association
Feb. 24
Quarterly Meeting
March
 
IWCE
March 8-12
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
Tennessee Wireless Association
March 11
Quarterly Meeting
March 17-19
The Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa
Hallandale Beach, FL
501 Diplomat Parkway
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Inaugural GWA Thrashers Night
March 18
Philips Arena
100 Techwood Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Collocated with International CTIA Wireless 2010
March 23-25
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
MoKan Wireless Association
Inaugural Trade Show
April 13
The Overland Park Convention Center
Overland Park, Kan.
3rd Annual NYSWA Trade Show
May 4-6
The Conference Center Niagara Falls
101 Old Falls St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Louisiana-Mississippi Wireless Association
Second Quarter Social and Luncheon
May 12-13
Imperial Palace Casino Resort and Spa
850 Bayview
Biloxi, MS 39539-1701
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