Tower Collapse Spurs Debate on Regulation in India

Vol. 4, No. 22

Nov. 16, 2010

Tower Collapse Sparks

Indian Regulation Controversy

Tower site regulation is a two-edged sword. Too much and the industry slows to a crawl. Too little and the public can be endangered. Chennai, a coastal city in southwest India, felt the latter when a cell tower came crashing down on an apartment complex, according to The Times of India. MORE

American Tower Logs Strong 3Q,

Eyes Future Growth

American Tower had strong growth in the third quarter, and it projects continued growth well into the future, based on several trends. MORE

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Wireless Conference to Tackle New Technology, Zoning Issues
The AGL Regional Conference on wireless infrastructure, to be held Dec. 3 at the Westin Market Street in San Francisco, will cover important issues for cell site developers, carriers and government officials involved in zoning. With public opposition growing to the deployment of cell towers and DAS networks, two sessions will provide innovative approaches to achieve zoning approval and a third will deal with the growing array of wireless ordinances. MORE

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KGI Looks to Collocate Towers With Happy Meals

McDonald's has signed an agreement with KGI to market its restaurants as sites for cell towers. The agreement covers 11,500 locations nationwide that are owned by the iconic fast food franchise. MORE

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Tower Design Software Product Gains New Owner

RISATower, a product of RISA Technologies, has been acquired by Tower Numerics, a developer of structural design software for communication and wind turbine towers. MORE

Rural Cell Carrier to Lease 4G Spectrum from Verizon Wireless

A Kentucky-based wireless carrier, Bluegrass Cellular, is the first to take Verizon Wireless up on its offer to lease spectrum in the 700 MHz upper C block that will help speed its delivery of 4G LTE services. MORE

Attempted Copper Theft at Cell Site Leads to Prison Time

The West Virginia men who led police on a car chase after attempting to steal copper from a cell tower back in February have received their sentences, according to the West Virginia News and Sentinel. MORE

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