Building permits

[natewin]

So a bunch of new building permits for existing sprint towers in my town have popped up. Does that mean LTE will be here soon? How long could it take to get towers upgraded? I know about 8 towers and see the permits for all of them. Oh and it says SBA Communications are doing the upgrades. I live in Yakima, WA. Thanks for any info

[COZisBack]

Permitting only means they're approved to start working by the City/State/County. They still need approval from the property owner to start work. They need to schedule times on when they can start after that approval is received. Scheduling the Backhaul provider is required. Among many other things unfortunately. It can be anywhere for 3 weeks to 18 months. Sorry for killing the good vibes of permits.

 

Once you start seeing Cabinets and RRHs being installed in the area, you know you're moving forward:

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/3906-how-to-spot-sprint-antennas-and-rrus-samsung-style/

 

We have sites here in Columbus that have had permits for 6 months and haven't been touched yet.

[natewin]

Blah, Thanks for the info. I will keep looking out.