UPDATE American Tower issued a statement today saying they have decided “effective immediately, not to go forward” with implementing the “First Amendment to Master Contractor Agreement.” The response was to the contractor program announced on May 31 that limited vendors to performing any services for other companies within a half mile radius of an American Tower property.
In a statement shared with Inside Towers, AMT said they support their customers’ efforts to enable the next-generation of wireless technologies and are committed to working in partnership with their contractors to achieve this result.
The letter to vendors issued today (in its entirety):
June 19, 2018
To Whom It May Concern:
We’ve listened to your input, and that of our wireless carrier customers, and their concern that our contractor program announced in our May 31 letter would potentially impact their ability to deploy network enhancements on American Tower assets. In response, we have decided effective immediately, not to go forward with implementing the First Amendment to Master Contractor Agreement and by this letter are giving you notice of this decision.
While we think this change reflects the right approach at this juncture, American Tower still strongly believes the proliferation of proximate towers to existing towers could result in future regulation and local zoning changes that impede the deployment of necessary infrastructure. However, we continue to support our customers’ efforts to enable the next-generation of wireless technologies and are committed to working in partnership with you to achieve this result.
Thank you to the contractors that signed the amendment, expressing their support for our program and our industry. In addition, we appreciate the valuable feedback received from our customers and our contractors. Should you have any further feedback, questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jared Morley
Director – Supply Chain
By Jim Fryer, Managing Editor, Inside Towers
June 19, 2018
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