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Home My WebLink AboutWIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, T-MOBILE UPRR/PRPA C0-LOCATE - PDP - 27-03 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - LETTER OF INTENTOur Site: T-Mobile is proposing to collocate on the existing 100' transmission line owned by Platte River Power Authority. Union Pacific Railroad owns the property that will be housing the base station equipment cabinets (BTS). Platte River Power Authority sits in an easement established in book # 1567 page 790. After much research of the targeted search area, T-Mobile has identified this location as the least intrusive means to provide wireless coverage to their customers. T-Mobile is reducing the visual impact by collocating on the existing power transmission pole. T-Mobile proposes to install on the existing one hundred -foot (100') monopole support structure a three (3) sector array of antennas (6 panels) at the one hundred seven -foot location of the pole. In order for the site to function, T-Mobile proposes to install BTS cabinets inside a twelve -foot (12') by twenty five-foot (25') compound, which will be located southeast of the transmission pole as illustrated in the attached site plan. All proposed base station equipment would be located within T-Mobile's fenced compound. Please also note that T-Mobile's installation will not produce any objectionable odors, be detrimental to existing traffic patterns or flow, nor will it produce noise at any time greater than 73 dB(A). T-Mobile has a need for coverage in this area. The existing one hundred -foot (100') support structure facility located south of Harmony Rd. and west of the Union Pacific RR would solve the coverage problem within this area while minimizing a proliferation of towers in the City of Ft. Collins. Additionally, the proposed installation is in compliance with the City of Ft. Collins and Latimer County Land Development Code. Thank you in advance for your consideration on this matter. If you should have any questions or require additional information, please don't hesitate to call. Sincerely, Chris C. Stryker Site Acquisition Specialist, Infranext Consultant for T-Mobile USA, Inc., Voice: (720) 936-0409 Fax: (303)313-8025 E-Mail: chris.stryker@t-mobile.com Wireless in the Community: The number of Americans using wireless service has increased more than one thousand percent (1000%) in the past decade, from only about I 1 million Americans using wireless in 1992 to nearly half of all Americans today. As of May 27, 2003, statistics indicated that there are 146,033,657 Current US Wireless Subscribers who use their wireless phones and other devices to stay connected to family, conduct business, talk to friends and even call for assistance when needed. Wireless and Emergency Service: Wireless phones can be a vital, life-saving way to call for assistance in emergency situations. Approximately forty percent (40%) of the 911 calls received today by emergency service personnel are made from wireless phones. This equals more than.115,000 wireless phone calls made every day to 911. Indeed, the ability to reach 911 in an emergency is one of the most important reasons Americans give for purchasing wireless phones. As part of the Federal Communications Commission's mandate for E-911, wireless carriers also are. required to be able to locate a call from a wireless phone to an increasingly accurate geo-location. In order to meet these emergency location requirements some carriers, including T-Mobile, need to add minimal additional equipment to their sites. Siting Practices: In siting a new installation, a wireless communications provider requires a location that is technically compatible with the established network. A general area is identified based upon engineering constraints and the desired area of service. Specific locations within that general area will be evaluated using the following criteria (not necessarily in order of priority): topography; availability of road access, electrical power, land based telephone lines; leasable lands; availability of suitable existing structure for antenna mounting; opportunities to mitigate possible visual impact; screening potential of existing vegetation, structure and topographic features; zoning that will allow a wireless communications installation; compatibility with adjacent land uses; least number of sites to cover the desired area; and the greatest amount of coverage potential. It is T-Mobile's policy to locate wireless communications installations on existing structures whenever possible. • A wireless system operates by dividing a large geographical service area into cells and assigning the same frequencies to multiple, non -adjacent cells. This is known in the industry as "frequency reuse". As a subscriber travels across the service area the call is transferred (handed - off) from one cell to another without noticeable interruption. All the cells in a wireless system are connected to a Mobile Telephone Switching Office (switch) by landline or microwave links. The switch controls the interconnection between the public telephone network (such as Qwest) and the cell site for all wireline-to-mobile and mobile-to-wireline calls. A network of wireless sites is created to help eliminate consumer service problems such as: dropped calls, blocked calls, no signal, or poor quality because a site is too far away or not geographically situated to be able to provide service. Federal Communications Commission: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Federal Radio Act of 1927 maintains control in the United States over all the channels of radio transmission, and provides for the use of such channels under licenses granted by Federal authority. PCS licensees are issued a blanket license for their entire market area and are not required to submit applications (to the FCC) to license individual wireless sites. The FCC, pursuant to its regulations, has determined that PCS facilities generally do not have environmental effects unless construction of the facility would be a major environmental action or would require Federal Aviation Association (FAA) notification: Major environmental actions are defined by the National Environmental Policy_ Act of 1969 (NEPA). The NEPA report identifies such potential issues as floodplains, wildlife preserves, endangered species and historic places. Wireless providers obtain NEPA reports prior to proceeding with construction of a new site to ensure compliance. LETTER OF INTENT Administrative Review Property Owner Agent Agent Representative Union Pacific T-Mobile USA, Inc., Infranext Inc., 201 W. Union 2323 Delgany Street 2323 Delgany Street LaSalle, CO. 80645 Denver, CO 80216 Denver, CO. 80216 Attn: Ron Welch Attn: Jill Cleveland Attn: Chris Stryker (303) 964-4382 (303) 313-2966 (720) 936-0409 Chris.Stryker@T-Mobile.com Site Plan/Project Name: PRPA (DN3292) Site Address: South of Harmony Rd and West of the Union Pacific RR Zoning: ROW Process: Administrative Review Planner: Project Description: Wireless telecommunication facility collocated on an existing PRPA transmission line. T-Mobile will install up to six (6) panel antennas at the top of the pole with up to four (4) base station equipment cabinets located at the base of the pole on the ground. The equipment compound will be 12' X 25' and will be enclosed with a 6' chain link fence. T-Mobile: T-Mobile is the new name for VoiceStream Wireless. T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company offers its wireless communications services in 45 of the top 50 U.S. markets. T-Mobile USA and its affiliates own licenses to provide service to 95% of the U.S. population. GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology. T-Mobile's PCS network uses GSM technology. "GSM" stands for Global System for Mobile Communications, the international digital radio standard created by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. GSM is the most widely used wireless technology standard in the world. Developed to allow users to roam freely among markets, it has become the globally accepted standard since the first systems began commercial operation in 1991. In the United States, GSM -based PCS 1900 has been accepted by the American Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standard for the PCS frequencies allocated by the FCC at 1900MH[z. T-Mobile USA is the only national carrier to operate a ubiquitous GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network across its entire footprint. T-Mobile holds license in the Denver Market as follows: Transmit: 1950-1965 MHz, Receive: 1870-1885 MHz. Wireless Technology: