Abbreviations
24/7/365 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year
A (on a zoning map) agricultural zoning
A&E architecture and engineering firm
AAT above average terrain
AC alternating current
ACH automated clearinghouse
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
AFCOM Association for Computer Operations Management
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AG (on a zoning map) agricultural zoning
AGL above ground level
AST aboveground storage tank
AIP Airport Improvement Program
ALTA American Land Title Association
AMPS advanced mobile phone service (800 MHz band)
AMSL above mean sea level
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APA American Planning Association
app application
ASR antenna structure registration
AWS advanced wireless services
BDAC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BOC Bureau of the Census
BOMA Building Owners and Managers Association
BP building permit
BTA basic trading area
BTS build to suit
BTS base transmitting station
C (on a zoning map) commercial zoning
C2H contract-to-hire
C2P contract-to-permanent
CAD computer-aided design software
Capex capital expenditures
CBD central business district
CBO chief building official
CBS Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate
CCA Competitive Carriers Association
CCIM Certified Commercial Investment Members of the National Association of Realtors
CCRs Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions
CD construction drawing
CDC Center for Disease Control
CFR Code of Federal Regulation
CL centerline
CLEC competitive local exchange carrier
CM construction manager
CMA cellular market area
CMRS commercial mobile radio service
CO telephone company central office switching center
Coax coaxial cable
COI certificate of insurance
COLT cell site on a light truck
COM (on a zoning map) commercial zoning
COO certificate of occupancy
collo collocation
collo app collocation application
collo mod collocation modification
collo mod app collocation modification application
COP cell site on a platform
CORD central office re-architected data center
COW cell site on wheels
CP construction permit
CPI Consumer Price Index
CROW cell-site repeater on wheels
CRP Conservation Resource Program
CTIA The Wireless Association
CUP conditional use permit
DAS distributed antenna system
DC direct current
DD (to express latitude and longitude) degree decimal system
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DMS (to express latitude and longitude) degrees, minutes, seconds system
DOC Department of Commerce
DOI Department of the Interior
DOT Department of Transportation
DEIS draft environmental impact statement
DSL digital service line
E&T entry and test agreement
EA economic area
EAG economic area grouping
EC environmental consultant
EFT electronic funds transfer
EIS environmental impact statement
ELF extremely low frequencies
EMF electromagnetic field
EMR electromagnetic radiation
ERP effective radiated power
ESA Endangered Species Act
ETTH ethernet to the home
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCC ECFC FCC electronic comment filing system
FCC EDOCS FCC online electronic documents
FCC NOI FCC notice of inquiry
FCC NPRM FCC notice of proposed rulemaking
FCC R&O Federal Communications Commission report and order
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FiberCo fiber-optic transport services company
FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FOTS fiber-optic transport services
FSA Farm Service Agency
FTTH fiber optics to the home
GAO Government Office of Accountability
GC general contractor
GE ground elevation
GFOA Government Finance Officers Association
GIS geographical information systems
GPS geo-stationery positioning system
GT guyed tower
GWTCA Government Wireless Technology and Telecommunications Association
HAAT height above average terrain
HARC Historic Architectural Review Committee
het-net heterogenous network
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
I (on a zoning map) industrial zoning
IC independent contractor
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ILEC incumbent local exchange carrier
IM intermodulation
IMLA International Municipal Lawyers Association
IND (on a zoning map) industrial zoning
intermod intermodulation between radio signals
IoT internet of things
IRAC issue, rule, application, conclusion
IRAC Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IRWA International Right-of-Way Association
ISP internet service provider
ITIF Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
ITP Interdisciplinary Telecommunication Graduate Program at Colorado University
ITS Institute of Telecommunications Sciences
ITU International Telecommunications Union
lat latitude
LE lease exhibit
LED light emitting diode
LO landowner
LOI letter of intent
Long longitude
LOS line of sight
LL landlord
MCI MCI Communications Corporation
MCI Microwave Communications, Inc.
MEA major economic area
Memo memorandum
MIMO Multiple-in, multiple-out
MLA master lease agreement or master license agreement
mmWave millimeter wavelength frequency
mod modification
MOL memorandum of lease
MSA metropolitan statistical area
MSC mobile switching center
MSO multiple system operator
MTA major trading area
MTSO mobile telephone switching office
MWF Mobile and Wireless Forum
NACo National Association of Counties
NAB National Association of Broadcasters
NABER National Association of Business and Educational Radio
NAI Native American Indian
NAILTA National Association of Independent Land Title Agents
NAIOP National Association of Office and Industrial Parks
NAR National Association of Realtors
NARC National Association of Regional Councils
NARUC National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
NATOA National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
NATaT National Association of Towns and Townships
NCRPM National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSHPO National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
NCTA The Rural Broadband Association
NDA non-disclosure agreement
NDA non-disturbance agreement
NEPA National Environmental Protection Act of 1969
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NIH National Institute of Health
NLC National League of Cities
NOC network operations center
NPA nationwide programmatic agreement between the FCC, ACHP, and NCSHPO
NPS National Park Service
NPSBN Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTP notice to proceed
O&E ownership and encumbrance report
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSP outside plant
P (on a zoning map) public use zoning
PA pole attachment
PAL NPA/programmatic agreement letter
PCIA Personal Communications Industry Association
PCS personnel communications services (1900 MHz Band)
PE professional engineer
PEA partial economic area
PFC passenger facility charges
PIN parcel identification number
PLSS Public Land Survey System
PM (regarding a legal description) Principal Meridian
PM (regarding a person) project manager
PMI Project Management Institute
PMP Project Management Professional designation
POPS Principles of Professional Salesmanship Program
PPI Producers Price Index
PSB Public Safety Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission
PPF price per foot
PSA Purchase and Sale Agreement
PSC Public Service Commission
PSF price per square foot
PSTN public switched telephone network
PROW public right-of-way
PUC Public Utility Commission
PURA Public Utility Regulatory Authority
R (on a zoning map) residential zoning
rad center antenna radiation centerline elevation
RAN radio access network
REAG regional economic area
REC real estate entitlements completed
RES (on a zoning map) residential zoning
RET remote electrical tilt
REIT real estate investment trust
RF radio frequency
RF Engineer radio frequency engineer
RFE radio frequency emissions
RFQ request for quotation
RPC regional PCS area
ROE right of entry consent
ROFR right of first refusal
ROW right-of-way
RRU remote radio unit
RSA rural statistical area
RT rooftop
RUS Rural Utility Service of Department of Agriculture
R/W right-of-way
Rx receiver
SA structural analysis
SAC site acquisition consultant
SAR search area report
SARF search area request form or site acquisition request form
SCIP site candidate information package
SDN software defined network
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
SEP special exception permit
SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer
Site Mod site modification
SLA site lease or license agreement or supplemental lease or license agreement
SME subject matter expert
SMR specialized mobile radio (800 MHz Band)
SNDA subordination and non-disturbance agreement
SOP standard operating procedure
SOS Secretary of State
SOMA Site Owners and Managers Association
SOW statement of work
SS# Social Security Number
SST self-supporting tower
sUAS small unmanned aircraft service
SUP special use permit
TCA Telecommunications Act of 1996
TCNS federal communications commission tower construction notification system
telco telephone company
TERO Tribal Employment Rights Office
THPO Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
TI tenant improvement
TIA Telecommunications Industries Association
TIA The Internet Association
title prelim preliminary title commitment report
TMA tower mounted amplifier
towerco owner of communications tower space for rent
transceiver a combination transmitter and receiver
TTA tower top amplifier
Tx transmitter
UAS unmanned aircraft service
ULS Universal Licensing System Database
USDA US Department of Agriculture
USFS US Forest Service, division of US Department of Agriculture
USFWS US Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS US Geological Survey
USPS United States Postal Service
USR use on special review
USMC US Conference of Mayors
W-2 statement documenting employee earnings for submittal to the IRS
W-4 document required for employee prior to receiving compensation
W-9 document required for contractor prior to receiving compensation
WB Wireline Bureau of the FCC
WHO World Health Organization
WIA Wireless Infrastructure Association
WiFi wireless fiber
WISPA Wireless Internet Service Providers Association
WT water tower or tank
WTA Western Telecommunications Alliance
WTB Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission
ZBA zoning board of adjustment or appeals
ZD zoning drawing
