Upload
stasia
View
45
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Strategies and Opportunities on Utility Vertical Infrastructure. Speaker: Orazio Russo. Company: Diamond Communications LLC Short Hills, NJ 07078. Tower Company / Utility Company Relationship. Diamond Communications LLC. Brookfield, WI Main tower operations group. Akron, OH - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Tower Company / Utility Company Relationship
Speaker: Orazio RussoCompany: Diamond Communications LLCShort Hills, NJ 07078
Diamond currently owns or manages over 600 towers and other collocation structures primarily in the Eastern US
Diamond has a partnership with FirstEnergy through which Diamond has the right to attach tenants on FirstEnergy utility and communications structures
Atlanta, GA- Southeast Operations
Brookfield, WI- Main tower operations group
Short Hills, NJ – Company Headquarters
Akron, OHDiamond Field Office
FE Assets available for attachment by wireless carriers:• Transmission/Sub Transmission Towers – approx. 90,000 structures
traversing across 12,000 miles of rights-of-way • Distribution Poles – approximately 3 million located over 36,000 sq. miles
of territory• In addition to the utility structures there are approximately 175 traditional
towers available for collocation within the NJ, PA & OH service regions
o We received a significant increase in the volume of new attachment and amendment requests in 2010 with a solid backlog going into 2011
o Several new tower construction projects currently under development
o Working with all of the major wireless carriers
Establish Approval Processes◦ Institute a detailed process for reviewing and approving
attachment applications◦ Establish agreeable turn around times and deliverables◦ Safety is paramount Communication◦ Establish the expectations early on◦ Regular discussions with the relevant stakeholders and
departments◦ Keep the Carriers informed
Advantages◦ Provides focus on wireless attachment business◦ Increased Productivity◦ Control of due diligence material◦ Increased Revenue◦ Single point of contact
Attachments◦ Standardize the submittal package
• Minimize utility personnel review time◦ Structural Analysis◦ Easement / Ground Lease◦ Notice–to-Proceed◦ Line-Outages◦ Equipment Installation & Post Installation
Inspections
Utility Company◦ Negotiation of Agreements / Amendments◦ Due Diligence Material◦ Regulatory Compliance◦ Records Keeping & Invoicing◦ Overall site management experience◦ Industry Trends
Wireless Carrier◦ Speed-to-market◦ Project Focus◦ Flexibility◦ Single point of contact