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Wireless technology has greatly expanded over the
last decade, making what was once considered a mere
luxury item a necessity for business, emergencies,
and personal convenience. This technology has
numerous advantages and we appreciate the services
provided by the industry. Tower companies and
cellular carriers have been erecting towers and
installing equipment with multiple arrays of
antennas across Georgia, and we have supported them
and paid dearly for these services since the late
1980’s through purchasing cell phones and annual
contracts.
It’s surprising to know, unlike local business
owners, some tower companies and cellular carriers
may not be paying their fair share of property taxes
across Georgia. These corporations,
whose owners may not reside in our
communities, have been allowed to underpay their
taxes simply because our tax assessors have had no
means to determine what the tower structure and
cellular equipment is worth due to the
inaccessibility of tower and cellular facilities or
lack of industry knowledge. It’s simply not
fair to give disparate treatment to local business
owners by requiring them to pay property tax on
their structures as well as their personal property,
while not requiring the same from cellular or tower
companies.
We would
like to provide you with a true valuation of this
equipment for correct and fair assessment of
property taxes. Our team of technicians has a
combined history of more than 30 years purchasing,
installing and servicing both cellular towers and
equipment.
Below are
the services we offer:
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Determine carrier and tower owner and provide
cost of tower facility, including an inventory
list of cellular equipment located on each tower
in your community.
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Provide you with emergency contact information
for each tower owner located in your community
(for example, should a tower fall across a road
or highway).
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Provide
you with a comprehensive report on each tower
and the number of carriers on each tower with
dated photographs to allow your assessor to know
when another carrier has been added or equipment
has been upgraded.
We will work with your assessors to help
determine a complete and accurate depreciation
schedule for equipment.
Site specifications, including the E-911
address, latitude and longitude, ground
elevation, height, type, number of co-locators a
tower was designed to support and driving
directions to each cellular tower.
Your citizens have helped the wireless industry grow
and prosper. It’s time for the wireless industry to
begin contributing their fair share of property
taxes, as does every other business owner in your
community.
Please contact us to schedule a meeting.
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