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Another reason to hate AT&T

Mr_Zero — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:34:40 -0800

I live in Mesa Arizona. Recently, several churches have had or/are having these giant cross shaped cell towers installed on church property. I can't tell you how much this bothers me. First and foremost they are eyesores. When I step out into my front yard and look at what used to be sky, there is a gigantic white cross.

I can't believe they do not violate some building law about the height a structure can be. I suspect because they are cell towers receive an exception. I spoke with the city and they said that AT&T has gone through the approval process and there is no turning back now. Apparently AT&T leases the space and pays a monthly fee to the church.

It just seems so weird to me, that a corporation is paying for a tax-exempt companies gigantic logo. Shouldn't they lose their tax-exempt status? I can't put my finger on it, but it just seems wrong to me.

Has anyone dealt with anything like this? Any suggestions on how to get rid of these or at least stop any more from being erected?

Is it safe to live directly underneath a large number of radio and/or cell towers?

lorimer — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:24:04 -0800

Is it safe to live directly underneath a large number of radio and/or cell towers? My friend wants to move into a building where she would be living on the 20th floor (there are 21 floors) and all along the roof are a LOT of antennas. (This building is on a hill and is the tallest point anywhere around.)

Other mefi threads contain good, long debates about this issue but they are all from the perspective of someone living beside, rather than right below, the towers.

I don't know whether the antennas are radio only or radio and cell. From googling the building address I assume at least some are radio (since one result is a report of a company being cited for moving their radio tower from another building to this building without a permit). According to cellreception.com, there are no *FCC-registered* cell towers there, but that site says "The FCC does not require every antenna structure to be registered, and the map may or may not list all the towers in the area."

Thanks for your thoughts, pro or con, or any advice about researching building addresses to see what antennas are on them!

Renting property for a cell phone tower?

stst399 — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:49:06 -0800

How can I inform cell phone companies of my willingness to rent to them space for a cell phone tower? I looked through the archives and found quite a bit on the health aspects of nearby cell phone towers, but what I'd still like to know is, how can we even get the cell phone companies to rent from us?

I mean, if I have property that I'm willing to rent out to them, how do I let them know about it?

Do I have to go to each company individually (and how would I go about that?) or are there some central sources or outside contractors who assist with this process?