Big Telecom Lobby Says There’s Too Much Broadband Competition, Pushes FCC to Harm Smaller ISPs

The FCC will soon contemplate changes to the 1996 Telecommunications Act that could erode the already dismal state of US broadband competition even further. Small ISPs state the proposed changes will only hamstring their efforts to compete with larger, deeper-pocketed competitors. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ev8n3e/big-telecom-lobby-says-theres-too-much-broadband-competition-pushes-fcc-to-harm-smaller-isps

AT&T, San Jose Sew Up Model Small Cell Deal

AT&T and the city of San Jose make landmark deal not only for the placement of about 170 small cells on city assets but also for the city to add staff to process permit applications and improve processes. http://snip.ly/p8zdh    

Forbearance: Have market conditions changed?

When it comes to regulating the broadband industry, there are certain “buzzwords” that suck up a lot of media oxygen–terms like privacy, net neutrality and an open internet. But ensuring that our industry–which has evolved from telegraph wires to delivering the global internet– has innovative regulations to match its own innovative trajectory, requires a near […]

Book Review, April 25, 2018

Additional reviews are starting to come in- This is a heartwarming review of how this book was a catalyst for business development. “Before reading Firmly Anchored in Midair, I had virtually no knowledge of wireless site acquisition (and very little experience with zoning and permitting). John Rowe’s incredibly thorough and well-researched book served as a […]

DISH Network completes collocations for Nationwide NB-IoT Network

DISH Network completes collocation agreements with tower owners for its Nationwide Narrow Band Internet of Things Network. Late in 2012 the FCC removed regulations on 40 MHz of underutilized satellite communications frequency spectrum held by Dish Network Corporation by allowing the spectrum in the AWS-4 band to be utilized nationally for terrestrial communications. Additionally, DISH Network Corporation (DISH) has purchased frequency […]

The Wireless West Conference in downtown LA, April 10-12, 2018

We’re attending and I’ll be signing copies of “The Handbook of Wireless Site Acquisition and Permitting” so get yours in advance from the book sales website, www.FirmlyAnchoredinMidair.com and bring it with you. https://wirelesswestconference.com/pages/about

Praise for Firmly Anchored in Midair

  “If you are in a wireless site acquisition role and have a question, Firmly Anchored in Midair has the answer. Thorough and detailed, the book covers all the bases. Terms are defined, processes detailed, even network design and spectrum are discussed. If you are new to the industry or have been around for a project or […]

Discover the authoritative manual for training site acquisition, zoning agents, and local government relations specialists to secure real estate entitlements for wireless facilities development

Firmly Anchored in Midair, The Handbook of Wireless Site Acquisition and Permitting Authored by John Rowe, Published by Telecom Birddogs, LLC Part One is the first half of the story about how to select wireless infrastructure facility locations. Part Two will take the selected site and prepare it for implementation. Capital budgeting precedes Part One activities. Construction takes […]