Current Issues in Cell Tower Leases

• Overview
• Agenda
• Faculty
• Credits

The wireless industry has built more than 250,000 cell sites in the United States in the past 20 years. But many more cell sites are needed as iPhones, iPads and the like strain existing network capacity with data, email, computer and video applications, as well as to fill gaps in coverage. New cell sites and significant modifications to existing cell sites will also be needed due to the FCC's new advanced wireless services and goal of using wireless to increase broadband speeds and coverage.

This teleconference will help level the playing field by providing private and municipal property owners with the expertise of two faculty members highly experienced in cell tower and cell site leases - property owners usually are negotiating such leases for the first time, while the cell companies have teams who work exclusively on such leases.

This teleconference will focus on key business issues in wireless site leases, including lease rates and who gets the revenues from additional antennas or carriers being co-located at a site. An emphasis on the industry-specific elements and terms of modern cell site leases, and renewals and modifications of expiring leases, which are important for the property owner, its attorney and leasing agent involved in these efforts. You will be better able to identify and resolve issues that are unique to wireless siting, including what may be included in a lease that cannot be included in a government-issued permit, site location and value, lease term and terminations, access requirements, interference regulation and mitigation, design and camouflage, and radio frequency emissions issues.

Learning Objectives

You will be able to discuss the common elements of private wireless site leases on developed and undeveloped land (including leases on government property), and on existing buildings.

You will be able to utilize practice pointers, including key concepts, for owners of private property and their attorneys, as well as municipalities and municipal attorneys.

You will better understand the basics of wireless technology and the real property, technical and technology issues that drive a wireless carrier's siting and leasing process.

Faculty

Jonathan L. Kramer, Esq., FSCTE, BTS, BDS, BPS, Kramer Telecom Law Firm, P.C.
John W. Pestle, Esq., Varnum LLP

Registration

To register for this live audio conference please dial 1-866-411-6211.