In October 2025, Steel in the Air obtained a letter sent by DISH Wireless LLC to a rooftop landlord’s attorney, claiming that its lease obligations
For the past several years, Dish Network’s entry into the wireless carrier business has been a perplexing saga of big promises, sparse execution, and even
Recent news reports have confirmed that Verizon has engaged a third-party advisor to evaluate the sale of its remaining cell towers. Verizon is rumored to
Impact of T-Mobile and Verizon’s Potential Acquisition of U.S. Cellular on Cell Tower Landowners and Owners Introduction The telecommunications landscape is buzzing with discussions of
The wireless carriers are actively seeking to add right-of-first-refusal clauses (ROFR) to their new and extended cell site lease agreements. Verizon includes standard ROFR language
Steel in the Air’s 2022 Predictions for Cell Tower Leasing and Valuation While 2021 certainly impacted many industries negatively, the wireless industry wasn’t one of
AT&T (via BlackDot), is contacting tower owners and landowners and trying to convince them to renegotiate their leases. If you have read our previous content-
Some landowners with AT&T towers on their property are being contacted by Octagon Towers. Octagon Towers asks the landowner to either extend the AT&T lease or consent to assignment by AT&T to Octagon. Read further to know what you should do about these requests.
As we do every year around this time, we provide our predictions for what we expect to happen in the upcoming year. Some of our
In terms of deliverables for FirstNet, AT&T seems to be ahead on most accounts. The chart below shows their progress in the two primary phases.
