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BOOK 99 PnE84 <br />(2) People wbo would like to obtaia Ssneral tower infotmstion *=6h In on-line <br />public tccees database should call or write Iataaed* sync. Inc., 1601 North Kent <br />St.. Suite 1103, AAkwoo, VA 22209, telephone 703-1124170. <br />(3) The FCC does not duplicate these raoids, but has contracted, with Iatcnational <br />TranWnptim service, Inc. to provide thn service. Requem for wpm m of information <br />should be WdmsW to laternstiotial Tramcciption Service. Inc. (M lne.12100 M <br />St., NW, Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, telephone 202457-3600. <br />S. Why do Cellular and PCS providers require so many tower site$? <br />An,swwen Low powered transmitters are an inherent charaatedfiic of Cellular Radio and <br />Broadband PCS. As these systems matume and more subscribers aro added, tha of mtive <br />ra&amad p* wt of am an site transmitters is reduced >io gequencles can be reused at closer <br />Uservals t6eseby increasing subunIm capacity. Thane are over 30 inline nlobila►postable <br />cellular units and mote than 22 ftw and odl aims operating witbia the United Staten and its <br />Possadoaa and Twivie . PCS is just beginaiag lobe olfaed around the country. Due to <br />the fat *cert &ttadband PCS is located in a W&a fiequaq UnIA PM OPrdW WGI <br />require mote tom sites as fty build *inch sysaetas to provide oo OMP In chain savior areas <br />es oompiioed to ate g Caputo careimt Tleae+4ft% due to to mom of Amency mere and <br />U oo� d_ smaod for services, Cell* and PCS pwvWm must bawd mataemw bms <br />sites <br />L Cera CeRular, SM and PCS pmvkbrs shearer tow$r stra UM7 <br />r. Y616 it is oe +ologieally possible Ser chases Sat " to oboe twrer ouctum <br />However, *hare nee limits to bow many base station Vansadum a SIA& tourer cm bold and <br />di!'fferont tower strutters have different limit. Moreodve:, these Pwvldets Ire cottepWtorl in <br />a mora and unto oompeove rawketplace aced easy not be Willing to share *colo spaae with <br />each other. Lauri mesietg MWwrities uW Wish to ret& a cowdft eqjnm to aduata dw <br />PrOPonla svbmined by v►irelast eommtaticslatoas litems. The eonsuift en&w uuw be <br />able to deter nine if &innate is some $e d -o ty as to the geographic lowdoo of the UMW. <br />7. h the Federal government helping to find ways to sooammodate I Ndtipu Reensees of <br />penowd wirelm nrrita! <br />Yes. TU FCC bas de dop Kiwi Stew iota=rindaall; C Sone. <br />Cotmnerdat Wheless Dhiaioa. Vadom Teleoomm+voicadooa Btaeau, FCC to MAX loosd <br />mein$ out wddet and m micipelities and respond to quad= mmmins tower Aft isstt*s. <br />Wis telephone number is 202-418:06"20 Abo. FmIdeo Cl RIM honed m FWMdvo <br />Meman August 10,1995 &Ccdng the A1o 001 of C>eat rel Setrv% n (WA). in <br />000a;d'tniti= with other Government deplcta mb and ageodes, to dowdop procedures to <br />fmdlitfe appropriate access to Fc&nd pzopecty for the siting of mobil* services InIamas. <br />GSA recently relemad "Government -Wide PrOcc" a for PlaciaS Conomor W AM=nW 61 <br />Fed. Reg. 14,100 (March 29, 1996). For further information contact James Herbert, Oalm of <br />Propmy Acquisition cad Realty Service:, Public Building Service, General Services <br />Administration, 18th & F Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephow 202-501-0376. <br />L Have say stndies beta completed oa potential hazards of locating a tower/ban site <br />ales* to residential commuaitin? <br />Apgwrr. In cwwaection with its respoMbilities under NEPA. the FCC consider: the potential <br />effects of radiofrequency (RF) emissions from FCC -regulated tia mniinccs on human health <br />and safety. Shut the FCC is not the expert agency in this area, it teres standar& and <br />gt>ldellnes developed by those vrith the appropriate expertise. For ammpk, in the absence of <br />a uniform federal standard on RF exyosure, the FCC has relied matt 1985 on the RI' <br />36 <br />NOVEMBER 13, 1996 <br />