Inside Towers, Wireless Estimator and AGL Media Group reported that U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA) visited a Crown Castle tower site in his congressional district. During the visit, Rep. Loebsack learned about the network equipment that’s installed on the tower and discussed with NATE and Crown Castle the work conducted on a daily basis building, maintaining and deploying communications tower sites and related wireless infrastructure. He also discussed the Communications Jobs Training Act, which he co-sponsored and provides “competitive grant funding for schools to develop and administer training for communications tower service, construction and maintenance.” Crown Castle government affairs manager Siely Joshi said “as the leader in shared communications infrastructure, Crown Castle endorses the proposed legislation as a means for creating quality jobs to meet the current and future workforce demand.”
Crown Castle CFO: Fiber business a differentiator for Dish tower deal
Crown Castle CFO Dan Schlanger presented at the New Street 2020: 5G, Infrastructure, Applications, Innovation, Disruption Conference, where he spoke on topics including small cell deployment and the recently signed long-term tower agreement with DISH. "We can’t get too much into the deta...
How Telecom Towers, Fiber Fit into a Digital Real Estate World
Marc Ganzi, CEO of Digital Colony Management, spoke at a Fifth Gen Media Event, where he was asked a question by Rich Berliner of Fifth Gen Media related to why industry analysts give higher praise for Digital Colony’s fiber-optic cable assets over those owned by Crown Castle. In respons...
DISH Signs Multi-Year Anchor Tenant Tower Agreement with Crown Castle
DISH and Crown Castle have announced a long-term agreement through which Crown Castle will lease DISH space on up to 20,000 communication towers. As part of this agreement, DISH will receive certain fiber transport services and also have the option to utilize Crown Castle for pre-construction ...
Preserving Key Communications
The University of Delaware and Crown Castle reached an agreement to build a communications tower to provide connectivity for everyday mobile use and emergency communications. "Our goal was to find a partner to build a new communications tower that would continue to be effective and reliable fo...
Bureau of Land Management seeking input on cell towers along Red Rock Canyon Road
The Bureau of Land Management in Las Vegas (NV) is seeking public comment to allow Crown Castle to improve coverage by installing seven antenna nodes to new and existing utility poles on Red Rock Canyon Road. Supporters note that improved coverage will increase public safety by enabling first ...
Agreement Finally Reached: Telecommunications Tower in Prospect Heights Will Be
The Prospect Heights (IL) City Council approved a permit for Crown Castle to adjust its tower so that it can host additional wireless data carriers and meet network demand. Stipulations include utilizing a design that will enclose wireless facilities and using the existing pole. "Crown Castle ...