TOWER CO. CEOS UPBEAT DESPITE ZONING,TOWER SITING CONCERNS

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The FCC抯 just-ended advanced wireless service auction and the upcoming 700 MHz auction guarantee a bright future for the tower industry, CEOs of the 4 major companies agreed Wed. in a keynote panel at the PCIA conference in Nashville. John Kelly, CEO of Crown Castle, cited carrier figures that wireless minutes hit 850 billion in the first 6 months of 2006 -- 27% growth from a year earlier. 揈veryone in the room certainly understands the law of big numbers,?Kelly said. 揥hen you talk about 27% growth year over year, it抯 one thing if it抯 a couple of hundred million. We抮e approaching one trillion minutes... That 27% growth rate is still unbelievable in terms of how Americans are migrating their communications from wired systems to wireless systems.?nnBut Kelly warned against complacency. He cited the fights tower operators must wage to install new towers, to keep up with demands presented by 3G and advanced services. 揑t抯 frustrating, yes, but there are some communities, there are some states, most specifically California, where it抯 entirely possible services will be attempted but they just simply will not be reliable enough, so the user抯 experience will not be what it could be.?/font>