Let's face it. 99% of the things we read about in the media regarding wireless technology and cell towers are negative. However, if we take a closer look, it's obvious that wireless technology is a good thing.
What are the public safety benefits of cell towers and wireless technology? There are many benefits to having cell phones. You can dial 911 if you are reporting an emergency. However, if you are in a rural or remote area that has no cell towers, and you have no access to a land line, the inability to communicate can have severe consequences.
The recent tragic story of a San Francisco family getting lost in a remote West Coast area could have been a lot worse had it not been for the AT&T Wireless Engineers being able to assist local law enforcement in narrowing down the location of the cell phone signal picked up by the cell tower.
Kevin Donohue of TSS-Wireless.com discusses more about how this cellular tracking technology works, and the obvious benefits to public safety cellular towers can provide.
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Cell Tower Industry: Failure To Communicate
In episode #8 in our Cell Tower Podcast Series, Kevin Donohue of TSS-Wireless.com discusses how the wireless industry and cell phone service carriers in general have failed in their land use efforts.
Phone companies had experience in building telecom networks but not indoing grass-roots PR work. It's not a secret that cell phone companieshave done a terrible job in doing business with towns on thelocal level. Instead they have been lobbying at the state and nationallevels without reaching out properly to communities, resulting in excessive cell tower opposition.
One of the major land use and zoning issues still faced by cellular phone companies is picking the right site. A lot of trouble and opposition could be avoided by using common sense and communicating with town officials prior to submitting wireless application. Unfortunately in many cases cell tower sites are still forced onto municipalities, cellular companies are still failing to properly communicate with local governments and getting the proper input during site selection when that doesn't need to be the case in most instances.
Does your municipality or village need to speak with a cell tower consulting company with almost two decades of wireless industry experience? You can reach TSS and Kevin Donohue in New York at 845-359-5300.
(Music provided by FreePlayMusic.com .)
Phone companies had experience in building telecom networks but not indoing grass-roots PR work. It's not a secret that cell phone companieshave done a terrible job in doing business with towns on thelocal level. Instead they have been lobbying at the state and nationallevels without reaching out properly to communities, resulting in excessive cell tower opposition.
One of the major land use and zoning issues still faced by cellular phone companies is picking the right site. A lot of trouble and opposition could be avoided by using common sense and communicating with town officials prior to submitting wireless application. Unfortunately in many cases cell tower sites are still forced onto municipalities, cellular companies are still failing to properly communicate with local governments and getting the proper input during site selection when that doesn't need to be the case in most instances.
Does your municipality or village need to speak with a cell tower consulting company with almost two decades of wireless industry experience? You can reach TSS and Kevin Donohue in New York at 845-359-5300.
(Music provided by FreePlayMusic.com .)
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Do We Need More Cell Towers?
The simple answer is yes. As the wireless industry grows, there will be a huge increase for additional wireless coverage for existing coverage areas and in rural regions where there is little or no cell phone service to meet growing capacity and demand.
TSS Wireless wants to inform municipalities that over the next decade, nearly 100,000 new cell towers will need to be constructed in the United States in addition to the 170,000 that already exist to meet the capacity needs of the booming wireless communication industry.
Listen and subscribe to our podcast, American Municipal Cell Tower Development on Apple iTunes, or on the link found on the right hand side of this blog.
TSS Wireless wants to inform municipalities that over the next decade, nearly 100,000 new cell towers will need to be constructed in the United States in addition to the 170,000 that already exist to meet the capacity needs of the booming wireless communication industry.
Listen and subscribe to our podcast, American Municipal Cell Tower Development on Apple iTunes, or on the link found on the right hand side of this blog.
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