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Components of a Cell Tower Lease
A number of components of a cell tower lease. The quality of attributes related to a potential lease will determine the possible value of a cell tower lease. The most important of these factors deserved its own post. If you haven’t already read about fair market value, do so first before continuing on with this post….
Perpetual Communications Easement
A Perpetual Communications Easement gives a tenant the right to use your land for a specific purpose for an indefinite period of time. The easement would allow the tenant the opportunity to access and operate the the cell tower. Agreeing to a Perpetual Communications Easement may limit your options if you ever want to look into using…
Developing a New Cell Tower
We receive frequent requests from individuals inquiring about developing a new cell tower on their property. When construction can be completed for as little as $70,000 and carriers are willing to pay more than $1,700 monthly, the curiousity is understandable. Building might not be the best option for you. There are countless towers across the…
AT&T and T-Mobile Draw Lines in the Desert
AT&T and T-Mobile draw lines in the desert through the FCC. AT&T is currently waiting on approval from the FCC regarding its plans to acquire the assets and spectrum of Plateau Wireless. T-Mobile currently has roaming agreement with Plateau Wireless and has requested that the FCC ensure that agreement be honored by AT&T in the…
Capital Telecom To build a new tower
The town council of Clarkdale Arizona has approved a conditional-use permit for Capital Telecom to build a new tower. The permit will allow Capital Telecom to construct a new 65 foot tower near Foothills Terrrace Subdivision. The council met with backlash from residents over the approval of the conditional-use permit. It was explained to residents…
On ROFR Clauses
Cellular sites can provide stable long term income for site owners and lease holders. That income can vary greatly depending on how the cell tower lease agreement is created. Wireless companies aren’t going to structure contracts in the owner’s benefit out of good nature. It is up to the owner to structure the contract to…
Using a Cell Tower Lease as Collateral for Obtaining a Loan
Using a cell tower lease in order to obtain a loan, especially if the amount is considerable and your credit scores are not that good, you will need to bring in collateral. A cell tower lease would, obviously, be preferable to your home, car or other similar assets or, if these were already used for different…
How to Lease Land for a Cell Tower?
Leasing land to a cell tower company is a great opportunity to earn a significant amount of money over a considerable time period, but it is not that easy to accomplish. What Are Cell Phone Companies Looking For? First of all, you should know that not every property is suitable for hosting a cell tower….
Are Cell Phone Towers Shared or Carriers Have Their Own Towers?
You may have noticed that while only one mobile carrier has cell towers in your region, many other networks have very good coverage. There are two explanations behind this situation: roaming or shared towers. Roaming involves the extension of the connectivity service, of your ability to make and receive calls outside your carrier’s network. It…
Cell Tower Lease Agreement & Contract Negotiating
Cell phone technology is in a permanent change, often requiring cell tower companies to modify the capacity or the set-up of their existing facilities to be able to accommodate the increasing demands of the market that make them want to introduce modifications or amend your existing cell tower lease agreement. These amendments can involve the…