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floex 99 PA"a 847 <br />[W.11 t1i 69A I <br />Cliff Hertz, attorney for AT&T Wireless, advised that <br />representatives from 5 carriers were in attendance and, as <br />spokesman, he would show a video by AT&T Wireless covering many <br />informative aspects of cellular transmission facilities. He <br />assured the Commission that the carriers are working together and <br />that co -location is one of the major topics of discussion. <br />At the conclusion of the video presentation by Mr. Hertz, <br />Chairman Adams opened the meeting to questions and answers and the <br />following representatives participated: <br />Cliff Hertz, attorney for AT&T Wireless <br />Jeff Sluggett for Sprint and Nextel <br />Fred Ogline, engineer from BellSouth <br />Sue Delagough, attorney representing PrimeCo and others - <br />Gilberto Pastoriza, attorney for BellSouth Mobility <br />Sheri Brower representing Amateur Radio <br />Jim Randall from AT&T Wireless Service <br />Will Collins, IRC Deputy County Attorney <br />Bruce Barkett, attorney representing BellSouth <br />Commissioner Bird asked if a state-of-the-art ordinance had <br />been developed anywhere in the country that we could use so we <br />wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel, and Mr. Hertz emphasized that <br />it is a matter of what is appropriate for Indian River County. <br />Chairman Adams asked if digital means fewer antennae, and Fred <br />Ogline, engineer from BellSouth, believed that the move to digital <br />could mitigate the growth of antennae. <br />Chairman Adams asked if it was more advantageous to have <br />digital, and Mr. Hertz from AT&T Wireless advised that there is <br />competition to digital. <br />Chairman Adams understood then that new or additional towers <br />wouldn't be needed with digital technology and that they could all <br />work off the same towers. <br />Commissioner Macht felt we all realize the need for this <br />service, but our concern is controlling the siting of the towers <br />and limiting the number of the towers. He wondered if it would be <br />feasible for the carriers to develop a master plan for the County <br />to use in determining criteria for permitting towers, but Chairman <br />Adams believed that would be like having the fox guard the chicken <br />coop. <br />38 <br />NOVEMBER 13, 1996 <br />