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Can the council build the tower and then rent space to the network operators, using the money to fund local services?
by goatforce5 10y ago
Can the council build the tower and then rent space to the network operators, using the money to fund local services?
- throwaway049 10y agoOne plan is to require them to share a tower (rather than building two) but it would still be built with private money while still subject to an annual charge to be paid to the local authority. I assume this minimise financial risk to the local authority.
- walrus01 10y agoFrom a financial perspective it is not that costly to build a 300 meter guyed tower. FM radio stations in the Midwest and TV stations do it all the time. I've heard figures of around $2 million total for an 1800' in ND. Yes you could build a tower and rent space on it. Whether this makes sense for a local government to do is another question.