As we approach the end of 2022, we thought it might be helpful to summarize what we have been seeing with new leases and existing leases in rural areas. (Please do not contact us about how you can get a tower on your property – it is not something we do. Please see our article […]
When is a Building Permit Required for Equipment Changes? In recent years, our clients have experienced a number of requests for modifications to existing cell sites. Both tower owners and rooftop owners are getting these requests from the wireless carriers to upgrade their cell sites. Typically these upgrades are for 5G or other advanced wireless […]
Getting What You Deserve from your Cell Tower Lease! Missing Income: Electric and tax reimbursement clauses in cell site leases. In the standard cell tower lease, most of the compensation comes from rent, which typically increases over the course of the lease due to escalation. In a small percentage of leases, the landowner may receive […]
A client of ours reached out to us yesterday with the following request: “The City of Philadelphia is undergoing a total reassessment of commercial properties. Until 2017 we have not been charged, as a component of our property taxes, for the cell sites on our roof. (There are reasons for this which are not relevant to the […]
1. CELL SITES AS WE KNOW THEM, AND OUR ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO THEM, WILL BE IRREVOCABLY CHANGED OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. The radio part of the cell site (analog) and the smart part of the cell site (digital) won’t need to be at the same location anymore. Historically, at every cell site, both parts […]
Bienvenido a Steel in the Air. Llevamos ayudando desde 2004 a propietarios privados y gobiernos locales en la tasación y negociación sobre el arrendamiento de las antenas de telefonía móvil con las compañías inalámbricas, las propietarias de las torres y las posibles compras del arrendamiento. También hemos ayudado a negociar más de $800 millones en […]
Which carrier pays the most for their leases on a general basis? To answer this question, Steel in the Air turned to our cell site lease database with more than 8,000 records of cell site lease information. We found every instance in the database where a carrier was a party to the lease and where […]
One Disclaimer: This following commentary is my opinion and, since Steel in the Air is my company, it’s Steel in the Air’s opinion too. I have read articles regarding the need for legislation on the federal level calling for increased federal power to override local land use law for cell tower placement. While I fully […]
Welcome to the first post on the Steel in the Air – Cell Tower Info blog. I’m Ken Schmidt, the Founder. First off, let me start by telling you that if you are looking for news clippings about cell towers, Steel in the Air provides a newsletter that focuses on happenings within the cell tower […]