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ANTENNA ZONING
Antenna Zoning
Broadcast, Cellular & Mobile Radio, Wireless Internet- Laws, Permits & Leases
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By
Fred Hopengarten, Fred Hopengarten is a communications lawyer specializing in antennas and towers and an industry speaker for organizations such as the Electronics Industries Association, National Association of Broadcasters, Society of Broadcast Engineers. Published works include: zoning articles for Communications-Engineering Digest, ComputerWorld, Cable Television Business, CableVision, and Cable Marketing Broadcasting.

Description
If you are building, adding to, modifying, or even upgrading a commercial antenna system, and most especially if you hope to erect a new tower, then zoning laws apply to you. Antenna Zoning enables you to successfully navigate structure regulations, permitting, and even lease negotiations. Whether you are involved with broadcast radio or television, cellular telephone, paging, wireless internet service, or other telecommunications, this book is a must-have before you begin work on the project. Author Fred Hopengarten is a specialized communications lawyer with extensive experience in antenna and tower regulation, and has been involved in many high-profile zoning cases. His first-hand experience comes to you in this book with lessons learned, case studies, examples, and material you can use presented in an easy-to-understand manner.

Audience
Broadcast engineers Broadcast station owners Tower owners Land owners who may rent to tower companies WISP operators Paging and cellular telephone contractors or employees

Contents


Introduction
1: Principles That Will Help You Win
2: The Process in a Nutshell
3: Your Winning Team
4: Basic Preparations
5: Getting to Know the Players
6: Selected Applicable Law
7: Possible Objections--Safety Issues
8: Possible Objections--Aesthetic, Noise, and Nuisance Issues
9: Possible Objections--Environmental Issues
10: Possible Objections--Diversionary Tactics
11: The Permit Application
12: Public Hearings--Your Big Moment in the Spotlight
13: Deliberations and Decisions
14: Appeals
15: Lawsuits
16: Now Get the Permit and Build Your Antenna System
17: Awkward Post-Permit Situations
18: Post-Construction Issues
19: Lease Issues
20: Drafting or Redrafting a Bylaw, or State Statute



Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 448 pages, publication date: MAR-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81112-3
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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