A Telecom Law Firm
Protecting Wireless Site Landlords

Maximizing Revenue and Control for Wireless Site Landlords



TLFPC Firm Snapshot

 

Telecom Law Firm is one of only a few law firms in the U.S. with both legal and radio frequency engineering expertise.

 

Knowing the law and the technology is what sets us apart from most law firms.

TLFPC was founded in 2006 when Jonathan was admitted to practice law in California. His wireless siting experience dates back over 18 years and thousands of wireless siting issues, matters, and cases.

As a radio frequency engineer, tower siting expert, and later as an attorney, Jonathan has advised hundreds of governments about wireless siting matters, lease terms, radio frequency emissions safety, wireless regulations and ordinances, and more.

Jonathan Kramer's Wireless Speaking and Teaching Events

Jonathan is a regularly invited speaker on wireless issues to public agencies and private organizations, as well as at wireless industry events.

Some of his presentations also earn the participants MCLE credits.

Click Here to Read About Jonathan's Speaking Events!

A (Cell Site) Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Jonathan maintains one of the largest on-line collections of wireless site photos. He makes the photos available to government planners and the press.

Jonathan's cell site photos have been featured in:

National Geographic Magazine

Architecture Boston Magazine

Palais / Magazine

Above Ground Level Magazine

Browse the cell site photo gallery
...click here.

Does your current wireless tenant or a 3rd party wants to buy out your existing cell site lease?

Be very, very careful before you sign on the dotted line!

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Wireless firms approach existing cell site landlords offering to buy out the existing lease for a single lump-sum payment, or payments spread over time.

Why?

Because most often the company making the offer has several goals, all of which you should understand. These goals often include:

  1. The desire to lock in a 99-year or perpetual easement control of your property so that they can bring more wireless carriers in without paying you additional rent.

  2. To lock up all of your land (sometimes including surrounding properties), not just the existing leasehold, so that no other wireless carriers can lease other land at the same property from you, or nearby properties you may own.

  3. To offer you smaller single lump sum now in lieu of your wireless tenant(s) paying you increasing rent over a period of years, and most likely greater rents when the last extension on your current contract expires.

So, what's in this type of deal for you, the site landlord?

Usually, these deals are attractive to landlords facing financial difficulties. They need to find some quick cash, and the deal will seem tempting. But beware...the discount rate for deals like these is typically very, very high. That means that if you took out the cash now, the interest rate you'd have to receive on that money to produce the same income over time would be, shall we say, very familiar to credit card companies.

All that said, if you find yourself in the position of having to consider one of these offers, let us help to minimize your current pain and help protect the future revenue potentials of your property.

*Note that TLFPC is an advisor to one of the buy-out firms in their capacity as a site landlord.

Let us help you. For a free initial 30-minute consultation with Jonathan Kramer, Esq. or one of our other experienced telecom attorneys, please click here or call us toll-free on 1 (855) 235-5748 - (855) Cell-Site.

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