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Ken Schmidt
Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.
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He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.
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Well, sort of, kind of, maybe. Here's the story. I'd say they've boosted data rates but 3G is still a long way off. We'll see how they do:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46785-2002Jan27.html (external link, probably dead)