Cindy McCain gets free portable cell phone tower at her ranch

[jtex316]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/15/AR2008101503575.html?nav=hcmoduletmv

Beautiful. Can we still walk a day in your shoes, you bitch?

[fyo]

Verizon ultimately abandoned its effort to install a permanent tower in August. Company spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said the project would be "an inappropriate way" to build its network. "It doesn't make business sense for us to do that," he added.

Instead, Verizon delivered a portable tower known as a "cell site on wheels" -- free of charge -- to the McCain property in June, after the Secret Service began inquiring about improving coverage in the area. Such devices are used for providing temporary capacity where coverage is lacking or has been knocked out, in circumstances ranging from the Super Bowl to hurricanes.

In July, AT&T followed suit, wheeling in a portable tower for free to match Verizon's offer. "This is an unusual situation," AT&T spokeswoman Claudia B. Jones said. "You can't have a presidential nominee in an area where there is not cell coverage."

While there are certainly some ethical concerns, due to the influence McCain wields over the FCC, I'm not sure there's really that much to see here...

[Dave Gray]

I've known Tex a long time.  I've never seen him like this.

The last time he's had such hatred was for Brett Favre.

[run_to_win]

...she offered land for a permanent cell tower, and Verizon Wireless embarked on an expensive public process to meet her needs, hiring contractors and seeking county land-use permits.

Verizon ultimately abandoned its effort to install a permanent tower in August.

She was going to give the land away?  Free?  Unless the tower ONLY transmits her personal calls, and not everyone traveling through that area, then she was getting a raw deal.  People make good money by allowing cell phone towers on their property.

[Defense54]

I've known Tex a long time.  I've never seen him like this.

The last time he's had such hatred was for Brett Favre.

Almost makes me want to change my vote to McCain. 

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

[quote[...she offered land for a permanent cell tower, and Verizon Wireless embarked on an expensive public process to meet her needs, hiring contractors and seeking county land-use permits.

Verizon ultimately abandoned its effort to install a permanent tower in August.
She was going to give the land away?  Free?  Unless the tower ONLY transmits her personal calls, and not everyone traveling through that area, then she was getting a raw deal.  People make good money by allowing cell phone towers on their property.

If you own a building in Manhattan you can get some serious coin for letting someone put up a tower on your property. 

However, cell companies won't pay to put up a cell tower in area where there are 10 houses in the radius the tower would cover.  Even if the land owner is willing to give the land away for free. 

[Defense54]

Heres a thought........FUCK cell phones! World did pretty good(better actually) without them.

You wanna live out in the country? Then act like it. Stick to land lines.

[Fau Teixeira]

Heres a thought........FUCK telephones! World did pretty good(better actually) without them.

You wanna live out in the country? Then act like it. Stick to telegraphs.

see what i did there ?

[Defense54]

see what i did there ?

yeah!  All those little wind up thingys like they had on Petticoat Junction..........

 And a talkin TV!  (Personal Computer)