Jonathan Kramer on Wireless Tower Siting

State Bar of California
SECTION EDUCATION INSTITUTE
& CALIFORNIA SOLO AND SMALL FIRM SUMMIT
January 16-18, 2009
Claremont Resort and Spa
Berkeley, California
January 17: 2009 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Session title: “Protecting Client Confidences While Using Mobile Technology”
Learn about the secret life of laptops, PDA’s, and telephones. Understand the threats to attorney-client confidences for attorneys who use mobile technology, [...]

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J.D. Power and Associates has released their 2008 report on consumer satisfaction with wireless retail sales.  It turns out that if you’re with Verizon or its newly purchased (consumed?) Alltel unit, then you’re

among the happiest customers.  It’s another story altogether if you have Sprint Nextel.
But look closely at the scale: On the 1,000 point scale, [...]

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In my previous posting I discussed the CPUC’s investigation into claims that T-Mobile has constructed new sites in Northern California without benefit of, well, local government permits.
In yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle appeared an article by Seth Rosenfeld titled, “T-Mobile accused of installation violations” which digs into the allegations by five former T-Mobile contractor employees who [...]

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Wireless Industry attorney Scott Olson of Cooper Erving & Savage LLP (Albany, NY) has written a very interesting blog essay on his “Cell Tower Siting Blog” offering hiring suggestions to governments looking to employ wireless advisers.  The title of his essay is, “Choosing a Wireless Consultant.”
While it may seen like Scott (on the wireless industry [...]

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As reported by staff writer Seth Rosenfeld in the San Francisco Chronicle (Aug 30, 2008, Page C-1), the California Public Utiltiies Commission is investigating whether T-Mobile has been constructing cell sites in Northern California without following local building laws.
The article quotes Susan Carothers, a CPUC spokesperson who said, “CPUC staff is looking into allegations concerning [...]

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Welcome to California.  Now put down the cell phone when you’re driving.  That law is now in effect here in the Golden State.  No warning period; just get a ticket.
Now that this law is in effect, if you are in a fatal accident (with other than you being the fatality), you can be charged with [...]

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ACLU And EFF Sue Justice Department To Uncover Records Of Cell Phone Tracking (7/1/2008)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit today urging a federal court to order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over records related to the government’s use [...]

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (with additional data from WirelessEstimator.com), the Discovery Channel has it all wrong: The deadliest job in the U.S. isn’t fishing; it’s tower climbing.
As reported in the July 7, 2008 edition of RCR news, the top three deadliest jobs are:
#1 Tower erectors/climbers: 183.6 deaths per 100,000 (18 deaths)
#2 Fishers [...]

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T-Mobile, the wireless telephone carrier, has sourced a Bill carried by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Los Angeles, 20th District) that would, during proclaimed emergencies or upon the declaration of an emergency by the President, allow wireless telecommunications carriers to enter onto public property and set up emergency re­placement cell sites for existing sites that are “significantly [...]

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We’re pleased to be listed on VOIPNow.org’s list of 100 Top Telecom Industry Blogs.  They said,
Jonathan Kramer on Wireless Tower Siting: If any one blog really fits the “Niche” category, this is it. Kramer set this blog up over a decade ago because he knew “that government and private wireless planners are very visual people.” [...]

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