In recent years, there has been a significant increase in offers to landowners to “pre-pay” cell tower leases with a single lump sum, instead of regular
The Wireless Infrastructure Association recently issued a white paper that included their estimates of the number of macrocells, cell towers, and small cells in the
During my early days in the wireless industry, while employed by a tower company, I worked alongside a site acquisition vendor named Nape Touchstone. Eventually,
2022 turned out to be a strong year for wireless activity. Wireless capital expenditures were the highest in the last 5 years. Carrier activity focused
In a surprise ruling, the FCC determined that a landowner was responsible for removing a 375’ guyed tower on their property after the broadcaster that
As we enter 2024, we thought it might be helpful to summarize what we have been seeing with new leases and existing leases in rural
Now that we have passed the midpoint of 2023, we thought it might be helpful to share our observations from the first half of 2023
For anyone hoping that 2022 would slow down from 2021, that will not happen. We enjoyed a slight lull in activity in January, only to
A client of ours has a ground lease with one of the Big three public tower companies. Instead of rent, the landowner gets a straight
One of the more disturbing trends in 2021 and early 2022 is the rise of the “5G site marketing companies.” Over the past year, we
