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Ju1-22-2003 03:41pm From-ODOT OFFICE OF REALESTATE 614-466-0158 T-478 P.004/009 F-192 <br />f'pNZMLTNiCALTION TOVFR PR.OGRAM <br />The Ohio Depariment.of Traasportation and representativ.es from the wireless <br />comawnications induatryhave established a partnership to expand wiroless <br />communication services geaerating additional reveauas for Ohio's iranspottation system. <br />AirTouch Cellulac, AT&T Wireless Services and GTE Mobilnet entered iaro a master <br />license agreement with ODOT oa July 1, 1997 for the.construction of wirelesa <br />communication towers along state highways and at ODOT facilities. Ameritech Wireless Communications, SprintCom Inc., and Northcnast Cammunicationa have also eswed into mastet Dicense a$reements with UDOT. <br />"This public-private partnership with the wireless telecommunications industry pcovides <br />alteraatives to locating private c,ellular towers within cotumunities and residearial <br />neighborhoods, while yielding sipificant revenues to fuzther the m8int0nan0e and <br />development of the tughway system," 9aid ODOT D'uector aordon Proctor. "ODOT and <br />other state agencies wiU additionally benefit through the use iof such towors for their ovrm <br />communicationa reqturetnenta." ? <br />Tower consttuction casto will be paid ensirely by the wireless cammunicatiana providers. The <br />caarier is alw required to negotiate mr make good faith efforts to share the site wath another <br />wireless provader. Ca-locat¢on is desiped to reduce the number oftowers erected. atong the <br />. highway. It aIso creates better wireless secvices for consumers by increasing industry <br />' ccimpotition. <br />WHAT ARE THE BMMS OF ST[71YG UMNILTNICATXON TMERS AT <br />ODOT FACILIrEES A1111D ALQN9 n=':c HIGHWAY RIGHT OE WAYS? <br />IY oftll an - eltea niative to sitine towen in the hcart of identi <br />neishborhoods. Sing[e pole 190' eotumtanication toweas are coastructed of <br />galvarized steel. and blend in wfth existing highway Iighting poles, <br />? It improvea wirele9s commgnicatian for the Bublic's bustoess, oersonal, and <br />A1193KIng CY19t'ng ceilular and newh? licen9ed Personal CammuniclitioA 511tem <br />(PC5) carrige to site thCir towers wiil se?r? kg increaae industrv <br />;omoeiition anel reduce consumer'a costg.