The Cell Site Insights: Fair Market Cell Site Lease Rates and Valuation
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This episode draws insights from a comprehensive Cell Sites Rent Survey prepared for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), which determined the Fair Market Rental Value of leased fee interest for various wireless sites. The analysis reviewed rates across three key geographic areas—Prime Urban, Urbanized, and Rural—and four equipment categories: Macrocell, Minicell, Microcell, and DAS (Distributed Antenna System).
The appraisal context highlights a growing wireless telecommunications industry, positioned for future expansion driven by new technologies like 5G, Internet of Things (IOT), and cloud computing. The market has concentrated, with the top four major players (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile/Sprint) controlling approximately 67% of total revenue.
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