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Thomas Farely

Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.

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.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.

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August 10, 2004

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 10:32 PM

How can I get a cell tower on my property and start receiving money?

Hi Tom. Ken Schmidt here. The most frequent question we receive at Steelintheair.com (external link) is "How can I get a cell tower on my property and start receiving money?"

The real and often disappointing answer is that in most cases, the average landowner cannot. Perhaps the reasons for this could be better understood by asking a similar question, "How can I get a McDonalds on my property?" Both McDonalds and Towers are everywhere, both sometimes lease land, and both pay very good lease rates. But most landowners understand that McDonalds build their locations where they are going to serve as many hamburgers as possible. . . (continues here, internal link)

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