Wireless Carriers in the News

Dish Network’s Wireless Exit Strategy and Its Impact on Lease Valuation

For the past several years, Dish Network’s entry into the wireless carrier business has been a perplexing saga of big…

3 months ago

Is Verizon Selling Towers?

Recent news reports have confirmed that Verizon has engaged a third-party advisor to evaluate the sale of its remaining cell…

1 year ago

US Cellular Possible Acquisition by T-Mobile or Verizon

Impact of T-Mobile and Verizon's Potential Acquisition of U.S. Cellular on Cell Tower Landowners and Owners Introduction The telecommunications landscape…

1 year ago

Verizon Finds Landowners Don’t Like ROFR Clauses- So They Rebrand Them.

The wireless carriers are actively seeking to add right-of-first-refusal clauses (ROFR) to their new and extended cell site lease agreements. …

4 years ago

Our 2022 Predictions for the Wireless Industry

Steel in the Air’s 2022 Predictions for Cell Tower Leasing and Valuation While 2021 certainly impacted many industries negatively, the…

4 years ago

AT&T Terminated 630 Cell Sites in 2019

AT&T (via BlackDot), is contacting tower owners and landowners and trying to convince them to renegotiate their leases.  If you…

5 years ago

Who is Octagon Towers, LLC?

Some landowners with AT&T towers on their property are being contacted by Octagon Towers. Octagon Towers asks the landowner to…

6 years ago

Our Wireless Forecasts For 2020

As we do every year around this time, we provide our predictions for what we expect to happen in the…

6 years ago

GAO Report Say AT&T’s FirstNet Ahead of Schedule, but User Experience Varies

In terms of deliverables for FirstNet, AT&T seems to be ahead on most accounts.  The chart below shows their progress…

6 years ago