| If you are a cell phone tower landowner or building | | | | such as ClearWire that are doing well and growing. |
| lease owner or know someone that is, this article will | | | | Here is another secret, cell phone towers are not only |
| provide some insight into tactics used by the Wireless | | | | being used for voice communication. Bringing the |
| Industry to take advantage of unsuspecting cell tower | | | | internet to your phone and other media content |
| landowners. | | | | including TV is here now, if you have not seen the |
| When approached by a cell phone company or one of | | | | Apple Iphone I suggest going to at&t's website. |
| the many lease buyout companies it is important to | | | | This translates into higher cell phone bills which means |
| understand one thing. Companies exist to make | | | | more money for those companies. Shouldn't that mean |
| money. The wireless industry is no different. I am sure | | | | more money for landowners? |
| you felt like you hit the lottery and in a way you did, but | | | | 2.) Use this lump sum payment to pay bills now. |
| what if you found out that the lottery was only paying | | | | A lump sum offer may sound like a great deal, |
| you 1/4 of your winnings. | | | | especially if they offer you seven years at your |
| When you look at the industry it is still relatively young. | | | | current rent. There are situations when this is a viable |
| Consider when you were growing up, I'm sure you | | | | option, but as I mentioned before companies exist to |
| remember radio, having to roll the windows up in your | | | | make money. Combine that with the possibility that you |
| car by hand, or using a rotary phone. Now it's the | | | | are not getting full value for your land contract and ... |
| internet, power everything and cell phones. I only | | | | that is exactly how these companies are making |
| mention this so that as a landowner you realize you | | | | money. Often times they will turn around and |
| are part of new technology that has not only replaced | | | | re-negotiate your contract for much more and begin |
| the rotary phone, but now your LAN line home phone | | | | profiting from your financial situation. Imagine if you |
| as well. With that comes the potential to benefit | | | | received $500 more a month from your cell phone |
| greatly, just as all of us have from using cell phones. | | | | tower lease. Would this help relieve some of your |
| Many landowners and attorneys do not have the | | | | debt? What if you could get more? Sometimes short |
| expertise in this industry to fully take advantage of it's | | | | term problems can be solved with long term solutions, |
| potential. Here are a couple of examples of tactics | | | | not always the quick fix. |
| used by cell phone companies and tower companies. | | | | These are the two common scenarios. The truth is |
| 1.) The cell phone industry is consolidating so that | | | | that as a landowner you have a great investment |
| means your tower may be at risk. | | | | sitting on your property. To learn more or if you have |
| In most cases this is just not true. Yes there has been | | | | any questions please visit Cell Site Negotiation was |
| consolidation such as the merger of Sprint and Nextel, | | | | founded as a way to help cell site landowners and |
| as well as Cingular and AT&T. But understand | | | | building lessors maximize the profit potential of their |
| that does not mean less demand for the service that | | | | contracts. |
| is being provided. In addition there are new companies | | | | |