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Vertical Bridge Acquires Verizon’s Cell Phone Towers – What it means for Property Owners?
Last Monday, Verizon and Vertical Bridge agreed to a $3.3 billion deal , granting VB exclusive rights to lease, operate, and manage 6,339...
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jptowerconsulting
Sep 233 min read
Cell Tower Lease Buyout – Your Path to $500,000+
If you own a cell tower lease that could be worth $500,000+, would you sell it? Many property owners can reach this value if they apply...
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jptowerconsulting
Jul 252 min read
Why 2025-2028 Could Mirror the Excitement of 2012-2015 in the Cell Tower Industry
From 2012-2015, major cell tower companies like American Tower and Crown Castle acquired carrier portfolios from T-Mobile, Verizon, and...
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jptowerconsulting
May 173 min read
How to Negotiate a Cell Tower Contract
Negotiating a cell tower contract can be daunting, especially for those not familiar with the industry. There are numerous nuances and...
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jptowerconsulting
May 12 min read
Right of First Refusal Negotiations
I always advise property owners against agreeing to a Right of First Refusal (ROFR) in their cell tower lease. However, if a...
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jptowerconsulting
Mar 192 min read
Option to Purchase Language
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were offered the opportunity to have a tower built on their unused land by a tower developer. Excited about the...
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jptowerconsulting
Mar 54 min read
Highlights from the Big 3 Tower Companies (2023)
During discussions on tower companies' full-year 2023 earnings, several key points emerged. The reduction in spending by carriers had a...
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jptowerconsulting
Feb 124 min read
Crown Castle vs. American Tower – Ground Lease Secured Portfolio Highlights through Q3 2023
In this blog post, I'll be assessing key ground metrics of the two largest publicly traded tower companies in the United States. Securing...
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jptowerconsulting
Jan 302 min read
Rent Reduction Letters – 2024
As we step into 2024, major tower companies have seen their stock prices dip slightly after a strong rebound towards the end of 2023....
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jptowerconsulting
Jan 222 min read
Crown Castle vs. American Tower vs. SBA Communications – Market Cap Growth since 2015
Market capitalization at the start of 2015 CCI - ~26.15B ATC - ~39.14B SBA - ~14.28B Market capitalization today CCI - ~46.83B ATC -...
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jptowerconsulting
Jan 152 min read
Market Rent Myth - Lease Renegotiations
If you're a property owner with 5 years left on your lease and the cell tower operator contacts you for an extension or buyout, it's...
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jptowerconsulting
Jan 82 min read
New Lease Negotiation
When a site acquisition specialist reaches out to you regarding the possibility of a cell tower being built on your property, it doesn’t...
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jptowerconsulting
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Project Lighthouse – Potential Sale of Real Estate Interests
The Telecom industry in 2023 has seen its fair share of twists and turns, and a recent development caught my eye. A U.S.-based tower...
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jptowerconsulting
Dec 19, 20233 min read
What is Landowner Consent?
Consent is an important provision in a cell tower land lease. Anytime work is being done on the tower, it’s possible that the cell tower...
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jptowerconsulting
Dec 13, 20232 min read
What is a Compound Expansion?
A compound expansion is when a cell tower operator lacks the space in the current leased premises to accommodate a new carrier, generator...
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jptowerconsulting
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Crown Castle vs. American Tower - Market Capitalization since 2015
Market capitalization at the start of 2015. CCI - ~26.15B ATC - ~39.14B Market capitalization today. CCI - ~50.96B ATC - ~97.13B Given...
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jptowerconsulting
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Negative Cash Flow Sites
These are cell tower sites in which the cell tower operator is losing money on an annual basis. They are usually cold steel towers in...
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jptowerconsulting
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Term Escalator vs. Annual Escalator
Most cell tower ground leases contain an escalator. That escalation is either a term increase or annual. When negotiating with a cell...
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jptowerconsulting
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Why Hire a Consultant?
Many property owners aren’t thinking about hiring a consultant when they receive a call or letter in the mail from a cell tower operator....
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jptowerconsulting
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Tower and Tenant Relocation
Tower Relocation is when a tower is moved to an adjacent property or nearby property. Usually tower relocation is a negotiating ploy...
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