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Articles of interest for the wireless industry.

We’ve gathered articles, stories and white papers that speak to issues important to wireless landlords, so you can know what developments have occurred and how they may affect your bottom line profits.

Vermont Telecom outlines major plans : Vermont
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8/6/2008 - Copyright

The Vermont Telecommunications Authority, formed scarcely a year ago, is moving forward in its efforts to improve communication access to state residents.

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/local/ci_10112226
No signal? Neb. policy could expand cell coverage : Nebraska
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8/6/2008 - Copyright

Sparsely populated areas of Nebraska with no cell phone service could be helped by a policy from the Public Service Commission that makes millions of dollars available for new cell towers.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/08/06/ap5297369.html
Verizon adds 17 new Alabama towers : Alabama
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8/4/2008 - Copyright

Verizon Wireless added new transmitting towers in 17 Alabama communities including Birmingham, Jasper and Warrior during the second quarter of 2008.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/08/04/daily4.html
Verizon invests $78M in Tenn. : Tennessee
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7/31/2008 - Copyright

Verizon Wireless has spent over $78 million to enhance voice and data services and coverage throughout Tennessee in the first six months of 2008. Verizon now covers all 95 counties and approximately 41,898 square miles across the state due to an investment of nearly $634.5 million in Tennessee since 2003, which is part of Verizon's multibillion-dollar nationwide network investment

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2008/07/28/daily37.html
Cell towers spread, but gaps remain : West Virginia
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7/29/2008 - Copyright

Using $1 million a year in cell phone fees, the state of West Virginia partnered with businesses and local governments to build up to 11 cell phone towers in the past year, but that may not be enough to reach all of the areas without service soon.

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200807280607
PowerOne expands service to Orlando, adds 20 new jobs : Florida
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7/25/2008 - Copyright

PowerOne Internet LLC will spend $3 million and create 20 new jobs by expanding its airPowered business-class Internet service into the Orlando market by the end of this year.

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/07/28/story8.html
Verizon invests in North Carolina : North Carolina
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7/11/2008 - Copyright

Verizon Wireless has spent nearly $75 million to upgrade its voice and data network in North Carolina in the first six months of 2008.

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2008/07/07/daily41.html
ATT Launches 3G Wireless Broadband Service in Roaring Fork Valley : Colorado
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7/9/2008 - Copyright

Watch video on the go. Surf the wireless Internet at lightning speed. Share live video during a wireless call. These are just a few of the things you can do with AT&T’s third-generation (3G) wireless service, now available in the Roaring Fork Valley. AT&T announced the launch of the company’s 3G wireless network in Aspen, Snowmass Village, Basalt, El Jebel, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and the Highway 82 corridor offering consumers and businesses broadband-like speed and access to the latest interactive voice, video and data applications.

http://www.slashphone.com/att-launches-3g-wireless-broadband-service-in-roaring-fork-valley-09843
City may ban cell towers in residential neighborhoods : Oregon
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7/4/2008 - Copyright

Cell phone towers and large antennae in residential neighborhoods are not a pretty sight. So Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard is drafting a plan that would allow new towers or large antennae only in commercially zoned areas. Commissioner Nick Fish would limit them to commercial areas or transportation arteries.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/07/07/story7.html
MetroPCS moves into Phila. : Pennsylvania
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7/2/2008 - Copyright

Wireless carrier MetroPCS Inc. has expanded its service area to the Philadelphia region.

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/06/30/daily32.html
Verizon Wireless beefs up network : Kentucky
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5/19/2008 - Copyright

Verizon Wireless has completed a service expansion in southeastern Kentucky.

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2008/05/19/daily4.html
Cricket offering services in more cities : Texas
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5/5/2008 - Copyright

Cricket Communications Inc. has announced plans to offer its wireless services in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo and McAllen. The company is also expanding into the Beaumont area in East Texas as well.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2008/05/05/daily1.html
AT&T to invest in N.C. network : North Carolina
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4/11/2008 - Copyright

AT&T Inc. plans to invest more than $80 million this year to expand and upgrade wireless coverage in North Carolina.

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/04/07/daily49.html
AT&T to spend millions for wireless coverage in region : Northern California
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4/7/2008 - Copyright

AT&T Inc. plans to invest more than $290 million in Northern California and Reno to expand wireless coverage this year.

http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/04/07/daily13.html
T-Mobile may acquire Sprint : National
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3/6/2008 - Copyright

Sprint Nextel may be a takeover target, according to analysts for Merrill Lynch.

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=9e35dfdb-526c-48b5-b97a-c0af8f4ee416
Sprint rating is just above junk : National
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1/23/2008 - Copyright

Sprint Nextel, whose stock has lost half of its value in the last year, fell another 6 percent Wednesday after Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating to one level above junk status.

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/01/21/daily25.html
Sprint expands NC coverage : North Carolina
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1/23/2008 - Copyright

Sprint Nextel Corp. added 148 cell towers to its N.C. operations last year.

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/01/21/daily31.html
Sprint to write down all of Nextel acquisition
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1/1/2008 - Copyright

Sprint Nextel Corp., which paid $36 billion to acquire Nextel Communications, will write down a significant portion of the goodwill value of its wireless business

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/01/28/daily39.html
Practical Realities
Craig Kuhl - Wireless Week
9/1/2007 - Copyright

Operators need good coverage, and antennas and cell sites fulfill that need. However, the current trend points to less being more.

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http://www.wirelessweek.com/Article-Practical-Realities.aspx
Verizon Plans Regional Cell Network
Seth Rosen - The Daily Progress
8/27/2007 - Copyright

Verizon Wireless in the early stages of building a cellular network in Charlottesville, VA

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