Crown Castle has 20,000 small cell nodes in 2020 pipeline: CEO
During a conference call with investors, Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown said the firm aims to deploy between 10,000 and 15,000 small cells this year, and approximately 20,000 small cell nodes in 2020 and beyond. "Since it typically takes about 18 to 24 months for contracted nodes to b...
Verizon: 5G Home won’t expand until second half of 2019
During last Monday’s Q4 2018 earnings conference call with analysts, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said that "standards-based 5G home hardware isn’t coming until the second half of 2019, effectively confirming that the four-city 5G Home network won’t expand much beyo...
Bellevue Chamber leads effort to pave the way for 5G mobile
The City of Bellevue acted Tuesday to amend City Code and adopt a small cell wireless facilities Master License Agreement template. This will streamline the process to add 5G wireless infrastructure in Bellevue. This action was made possible through the collaborative efforts of th...
Rural broadband bills clear Georgia House committee
A Georgia House committee approved legislation Monday authorizing nonprofit telephone companies and electric membership corporations (EMCs) to provide broadband service in rural Georgia. Over a span of two years, the House Rural Development Council held hearings in rural counties ...
Crown Castle Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes
HOUSTON , Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that it is commencing a public offering of senior notes due 2029 and senior notes due 2049, in each case subject to market and other conditions. The notes will be issued b...
Crown Castle Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
HOUSTON , Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that it has priced its previously announced public offering of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2029 and 5.200% Senior Notes due 2049, in aggregate principal amounts of $600 million...