NC.Harnett.ATT.641NCHwn87.SLR.6.8.17Harnett County, North Carolina
Telecommunications Site Review
Equipment Upgrade Application
7050 W. Palmetto Park Road #15-652
Boca Raton, FL 33433-3483
Tel: 877.438.2851 Fax: 877.220.4593
June 8, 2017
Mr. Jay Sikes
Planning, Central Permitting & Inspections
108 East Front Street
Lillington, NC 27546
RE: Harnett County - #17-50041411
AT&T Mobility – 368-389
Dear Mr. Sikes,
At your request, on behalf of the County of Harnett, North Carolina (“County”), CityScape
Consultants, Inc. (“CityScape”), as telecommunications consultant for the County, has considered the
application provided by Telecom Site Management, LLC, on behalf of AT&T (“Applicant”) to upgrade
equipment on an existing, one hundred ninety-five (195) foot self-supporting monopole tower. The
structure is owned by American Tower Corporation and is located at 641 NC Hwy 87/24, Cameron, North
Carolina.
Currently, the Applicant has nine (9) panel antennas, nine (9) RRU-11s, three (3) RRU-12s, three
(3) RRU-A2s and two (2) surge suppressors at the one hundred ninety-five (195) foot level. It is proposed
to remove six antennas and replace with three (3) new ones, and replace three (3) RRU-11s with RRU-32s.
One (1) new fiber feed cable will be added. No changes are proposed to the ground compound. The
proposed additions will allow AT&T to increase its data throughput for its 4G/LTE service.
The Applicant provided the necessary FCC compliance statements regarding interference to other
radio services and safeguards to human exposure of radio frequency energy in a letter dated, April 26, 2017.
The Applicant provided a structural summary, not a full analysis. It was prepared by American Tower
Corporation on dated February 21, 2017. The study states the proposed changes are adequate.
To qualify for the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 a service provider cannot
increase the height or girth of the support structure more than 10% or 20 feet, whichever is greater, and
under NC Law, the ground compound can be expanded up to 2,500 square feet. Neither is applicable in
this situation. Therefore, the proposed changes qualify for streamlined processing at staff level. CityScape
recommends this application for approval
I certify that to the best of my knowledge all the information included herein is accurate at the time
of this report. CityScape only consults for public entities and has unbiased opinions. All recommendations
are based on technical merits without prejudice per prevailing laws and codes.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan N. Edwards, P.E.
CityScape Consultants, Inc.