PREPAID CELL TOWER LEASES AND EASEMENTS – WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR

2 years ago

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in offers to landowners to "pre-pay" cell tower leases with a single…

Number of Cell Towers and Small Cells in the United States in 2023

3 years ago

The Wireless Infrastructure Association recently issued a white paper that included their estimates of the number of macrocells, cell towers,…

The Early Days of the Cell Tower Lease Buyout Business

3 years ago

During my early days in the wireless industry, while employed by a tower company, I worked alongside a site acquisition…

STEEL IN THE AIR’S 2023 PREDICTIONS FOR CELL TOWER LEASING AND VALUATION

3 years ago

2022 turned out to be a strong year for wireless activity.  Wireless capital expenditures were the highest in the last…

FCC Orders Landowner to Remove Abandoned Tower

3 years ago

In a surprise ruling, the FCC determined that a landowner was responsible for removing a 375’ guyed tower on their…

Update on 2022 in Wireless- analysis and expectations.

3 years ago

Now that we have passed the midpoint of 2023, we thought it might be helpful to share our observations from…

Q1 2022 State of the Industry Update from Ken

3 years ago

For anyone hoping that 2022 would slow down from 2021, that will not happen. We enjoyed a slight lull in…

Cell Tower Lease Revenue Share Hijinks

4 years ago

A client of ours has a ground lease with one of the Big three public tower companies. Instead of rent,…

5G Site Marketing: Scam or Opportunity?

4 years ago

One of the more disturbing trends in 2021 and early 2022 is the rise of the “5G site marketing companies.”…