HOUSTON , Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.125 per common share. The quarterly dividend will be payable on December 31, 2018 to common
MoCo Councilmembers: Digital Divide Can Be Bridged With Improved Wireless Technology
Public/Private Collab Brings 5G Without a Tangle of Red Tape or Cell Towers
The city of Dallas (TX) collaborated with Crown Castle and other cell tower providers to design the 800 "smart poles" found on Mockingbird Lane and across the rest of the city. The poles will boost cellular speeds, improve cellphone reception, shorten download times and allow the City of Dalla...
A backbone for 5G networks
Lew Villotti, President of the Beaver County (PA) Corporation for Economic Development, wrote an LTE on the importance of connectivity and how the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (HB 1621), passed earlier this month, will positively impact the Beaver County community. "I’m grate...
City lagging in race for speedy 5G service, biz leaders say
In a "5G blueprint" for the next mayor of New York City (NY), published Wednesday, a coalition of business groups—including the Partnership for New York City, Association for a Better New York and the Real Estate Board of New York—say the city must speed up the "lengthy review and approval per...
Letter to the Editor: Better broadband access needed
President and CEO of Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau, Chris Barrett, wrote an LTE for the Tri-County Independent on the need for better broadband access throughout Pennsylvania. He applauded the state's recent legislation to adopt statewide small cell policy, stating, "The Pocono Mountains Vis...
‘The table has been set’: Pa. lawmakers pass bill that could speed up 5G network deployment
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed legislation that standardizes the process for installing the infrastructure needed to deploy 5G networks. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the legislation into law on Wednesday, which will create a statewide standard so local governments, telecommunication providers like Veri...