California Cell Tower Exposes the Limits of Wireless Ordinance

A Richmond, Calif., wireless ordinance meant to keep cell towers away from residential areas has inadvertently allowed one to be sited across from an elementary school, according to the Oakland Tribune. MORE

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau demanded a payment of $25,000 in November from Daniel Smith, licensee of station KANR in Belle Plain, Kan., and owner of an antenna structure, for various violations including failure to monitor the structure's lighting and failure to maintain the paint on the antenna structure for visibility, according to a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture on the FCC's website. MORE

Copper Thieves Stretch a Net Far and Wide
Police blotters for copper thefts from cell sites and other communications have been full lately, which can be blamed in part on both the price of copper and the state of the economy. Here are a few such incidents. MORE

New Jersey Town Launches Moratorium; Other Town Says Not Yet
Looking to sack a wireless ordinance introduced in August, the Borough of Oradell, N.J., has implemented a four-month moratorium on cell site development, according to the Oradell Record and Town News. Meanwhile on the West Coast, another town is holding off on declaring a moratorium on cell tower development. MORE

Funding Found for Phase One of Nationwide Fiber Network
Allied Fiber has completed funding for phase one of its nationwide fiber-optic network. Construction of the first phase linking New York City, Chicago and Ashburn, Va., is under way and expected to be completed by May 2011. MORE

City Considers Requiring a Master Plan for Cell Tower Development
A city in California is looking at amending its wireless ordinance to require carriers to submit a master plan of proposed cell phone tower sites as part of an effort to make carriers more accountable and transparent, according to the Calabasas Patch. MORE

Waterproof RET Assembly
123eWireless is now offering the waterproof XtremeWeather RET assembly, which is an integrated design where the connector and the cable are fused into one assembly, making this solution highly resistant to moisture, contamination and corrosion. The XtremeWeather RET has a fused gasket sealed body that will eliminate the chance of moisture running down the cable and seeping into the connector. www.123ewireless
Cable Assemblies
Andrew Solutions' SureFlex is a series of cable assemblies designed to help operators meet passive intermodulation performance levels. PIM can cause distortion in the TX signal resulting in RX band interference that can over-power the receive channels, which may result in dropped or blocked calls and degraded data throughput. www.andrew.com
Fiber Terminations
Corning Cable Systems' OptiSnap Connector system features proven field-installable connector technology, so that fiber terminations using OptiSnap are fast, easy and reliable. The high-precision mechanical splice technology enables fiber optic networks to be installed quickly and cost effectively. www.corning.com

AGL Regional Conference
Dec. 3
The Westin Market Street Hotel
50 Third St.
San Francisco, CA 94103