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MASTERPLAN
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Suite 112B; Dallas. Texas
FAX (214) 748-7114
75201
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Purpose of Request
To provide adequate service to its customers PrimeCo is often required to seek the approval of
city councils in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to erect new wireless communications towers.
Although many of these new towers are sought to bring service to previously unserved areas of
the Metroplex, some are sought because the capacity of existing towers has been maximized. In
order to continue service in these areas, PrimeCo (and other wireless communications providers)
were previously required to build new wireless communications towers and rework their wireless
communications grids.
Recent technological developments, however, have allowed PrimeCo to delay the need for
additional wireless communications towers in these areas by increasing the capacity of existing
towers. This new technology allows PrimeCo to increase the capacity of existing towers by
adding additional equipment to handle the increased volume of wireless communications traffic.
In order to take advantage of this new technology, however, PrimeCo is required to locate
additional equipment cabinets on existing sites. In most cases, an amendment to the SUP is
therefore needed to legalize the additional floor space created by these cabinets.
This new technological advance offers an alternative to the previous practice of building new
towers and reworking the wireless communications grid. The proliferation of wireless
communications towers can be slowed significantly.
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