Colorado Mesa University Gets Temporary Cell Tower On Parking Garage

Any place you gather 10,000 or more people who are constantly checking their email, sending text messages, or completing any numbers of tasks via their Smartphone there is bound to be slow service. Colorado Mesa University has been trying to find a solution to this problem, which is why they have allowed AT&T to install a new cell tower on top of a campus parking garage.

This temporary cell phone tower will increase AT&T’s network coverage between 12^th street and the university’s campus. This will give AT&T and the university time to decide on a more permanent location for a communications tower. At the beginning of July, AT&T launched their 4G LTE technology in Grand Junction and they hope to continue to expand their network in the surrounding area. 

Maine Planning Board Approves Cell Tower So Construction Can Begin Immediately

On Wednesday evening, the Starks planning board met and approved the application for a Massachusetts company to construct a cell phone tower on Abijah Hill Road. The planning board reached a unanimous decision to approve the tower, which means construction can begin right away. The construction is estimated to take 10 weeks and then residents will have increased cell phone coverage through AT&T.

Some residents believed the cell tower could be a threat to the environment or historical sites; however, after looking into these concerns the planning board realized that the tower posed no threat to either.

The tower will occupy a 100 x 100 foot compound and stand 195 feet tall, according to the application. AT&T will also be able to provide better service coverage with a three to five mile radius of the tower and it’s possible that up to five additional wireless carriers will house equipment on the tower.

City of Seven Hills and AP Wireless Come To Agreement on Cell Tower

The city of Seven Hills came to an agreement with AP Wireless, a California based wireless infrastructure funding firm to build a cell tower. AP Wireless bought out three cell phone towers within the city, which provides them with the revenue from the three property leases.

Chris Mosby of the Sun News reported that, “The agreement will pay the city an up front sum of about $1.5 million, via regular installments of $350,000. In return, AP Wireless will receive the lease payments made by the owners of the three towers for the next 30 years.”

By allowing AP Wireless to take over these leases, there will be many benefits to the city. First, the city will receive an influx of cash. The city will be able to claim 85% of the new revenue. AP Wireless will also be able to market these towers to carriers so there will be better cell phone reception in the Seven Hills area.