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When T-Mobile officially acquired Sprint in April 2020, Terabonne began to see Cell Tower Lease Termination and Decommissioning Notices from T-Mobile in August 2020 show up at our commercial clients’ locations. As expected, T-Mobile’s first wave of site terminations were at properties where both Sprint and T-Mobile exist on the same cell tower or rooftop. T-Mobile hired companies across the country and instructed them to get their cell sites decommissioned as cheaply as possible, often at property owners’ expense. At Terabonne, we’ve stepped up the contractual and technical enforcements to protect our clients’ interests. More importantly, you as the property owner have options in a decommissioning event that T-Mobile will not share with you.
Let’s be creative. You don’t need to be a victim in a site decommissioning situation. In fact, it could even be a blessing in disguise. Wireless carriers will have you believe that they will terminate the lease and stop paying you rent. The end. However, there’s more to the story. There are no standard lease termination languages. Companies from across the country have negotiated independently over the past decades. The termination clauses are all different. Wireless carriers also have interests and motivations too. Understanding how to investigate the carrier’s interests and turning them to the property owner’s advantage is where Terabonne comes in. If you received a cell tower lease termination notice from your wireless tenant, please call us to explore your options together.
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A ROFR grants the tower owner the right to match an offer by some third party who makes an offer to purchase your lease that you accept.
Radio Frequency engineers who specialize in the radio wave propagation. These are the engineers to define cell tower locations.
Companies who build towers and lease back to wireless carriers. These companies almost always receive Search Rings from wireless carriers defining where carriers need towers to be built.
Geographical areas depicted in a circle (ring) drawn by radio frequency (RF) engineers defining the areas requiring new cell towers and technical parameters surrounding such designs.
A person hired by the wireless carrier to contact property owners to discuss lease terms. This role has evolved to be landlord facing rather than lease negotiations.
A person who specializes in land use matters well knowledgeable in its jurisdictional requirements.
Attorneys retained by wireless carriers authorized to review legal terms but never allowed to negotiate financial nor technical terms of the lease because they lack the technincal skills.
Crown Castle, American Tower ATC, SBA Towers are the “Big Three” tower companies.
Companies that purchase cell tower leases with the purpose of repackaging (aggregating) them in a larger portfolio and selling them for a profit at a later time.