AT&T Able to Make Tower Lease Modifications

The Thomasville City Council in North Carolina unanimously agreed to allow AT&T to make changes to the cell tower lease. A few years ago, AT&T purchased cell equipment from North State Telephone that was located on the Commerce Street water tank, and the lease included of a lease to ground space area, electrical cabinet, and three antennas place on the tank. However, after the City of Thomasville approved a lease for Verizon to co-locate equipment on the same water tank, AT&T requested a modification to their lease. Verizon’s equipment was found to block AT&T’s antennas so the two companies agreed AT&T would move their equipment, and then the company would be able to add six more antennas. The six additional antennas will increase the monthly rent from $1,901 to $3,000.