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Tower Company / Utility Company Relationship Speaker: Orazio Russo Company: Diamond Communications LLC Short Hills, NJ 07078
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Diamond currently owns or manages over 600 towers and other collocation structures primarily in the Eastern US Diamond has a partnership with FirstEnergy through which Diamond has the right to attach tenants on FirstEnergy utility and communications structures Atlanta, GA - Southeast Operations Brookfield, WI - Main tower operations group Short Hills, NJ – Company Headquarters Akron, OH Diamond Field Office
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FE Assets available for attachment by wireless carriers: Transmission/Sub Transmission Towers – approx. 90,000 structures traversing across 12,000 miles of rights-of-way Distribution Poles – approximately 3 million located over 36,000 sq. miles of territory In addition to the utility structures there are approximately 175 traditional towers available for collocation within the NJ, PA & OH service regions o We received a significant increase in the volume of new attachment and amendment requests in 2010 with a solid backlog going into 2011 o Several new tower construction projects currently under development o Working with all of the major wireless carriers
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Establish Approval Processes ◦ Institute a detailed process for reviewing and approving attachment applications ◦ Establish agreeable turn around times and deliverables ◦ Safety is paramount Communication ◦ Establish the expectations early on ◦ Regular discussions with the relevant stakeholders and departments ◦ Keep the Carriers informed Advantages ◦ Provides focus on wireless attachment business ◦ Increased Productivity ◦ Control of due diligence material ◦ Increased Revenue ◦ Single point of contact
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Attachments ◦ Standardize the submittal package Minimize utility personnel review time ◦ Structural Analysis ◦ Easement / Ground Lease ◦ Notice–to-Proceed ◦ Line-Outages ◦ Equipment Installation & Post Installation Inspections
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Utility Company ◦ Negotiation of Agreements / Amendments ◦ Due Diligence Material ◦ Regulatory Compliance ◦ Records Keeping & Invoicing ◦ Overall site management experience ◦ Industry Trends Wireless Carrier ◦ Speed-to-market ◦ Project Focus ◦ Flexibility ◦ Single point of contact
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