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Perspective

Jan. 14, 2015

Devil's in the cellular lease details

There are many possible pitfalls for the unwary landowner when negotiating a cellular lease buyout or a communications easement. By Robert C. Barnes


By Robert C. Barnes


A reasonable definition of "ubiquity" could be the number of cellphones in the U.S. - according to some estimates, there are more cellphones in the U.S. than people, served by over 450,000 cellular installations, including towers.


Fueled by relatively cheap debt and a resurgent securitization market, so-called cellular lease monetization companies, such as TowerPoint Capital and Unison Site Management, are buying convention...

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