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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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October 21, 2004

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 04:46 PM

One more wireless builder

Need a coal fired plant built? Or an electrical distribution system installed? How about some wireless cell sites or something more complicated? Like the terrestrial arm of Sirius Satellite Radio? Contact Black & Veatch (external link). This infrastructure company, like the others listed below, put together the facilities we use every day. This is interesting about Sirius:

"Enabling the successful operation of Sirius Satellite Radio, specifically the terrestrial repeater network, was the job of the Black & Veatch Telecommunications Division. Turning this vision into a reality was a unique challenge for Black & Veatch, said Black & Veatch Director of Wireless Projects Mike Berry. Our role was to help make this entertainment-changing vision a reality by designing and constructing a nationwide network of 92 terrestrial repeater sites in the 56 largest U.S. cities. These sites are needed to fill in gaps in the satellite signal coverage which are created by the impact of land based facilities that block the satellite signal from the intended receiver. The facilities blocking signals are most typically tall buildings and other large facilities that interrupt the line of sight between the satellites and the vehicle antenna."

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