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AT&T
October 17,2022
City of Okeechobee Board of Adjustment
55 SE 3rd Avenue
Okeechobee,Florida 34974
Tower ID: FA 15611191
RE: Letter of support from AT&T regarding proposed new tower construction by CitySwitch II-A, LLC
("CitySwitch")at Parcel: 31637350160001100010, 1117 NW 9th St. Okeechobee,FL,34972
Tower ID: 15611191
To Whom It May Concern,
I manage AT&T's High Rent Relocation program, under which AT&T identifies high-cost, economically
burdensome site leases that accommodate AT&T's communications equipment. My Team selectively
relocates AT&T communications equipment onto lower-cost locations, while either improving or
maintaining wireless coverage.
AT&T currently leases space on thousands of towers nationwide. Leases typically have a duration of five
or ten years,after which we have the option to renew.AT&T maintains a co-location agreement with SBA
for the current tower, in which SBA can and does sharply increase the rent, assesses other one-time costs
and poses unacceptable logistical issues whenever AT&T replaces or adds new equipment. If CitySwitch
is permitted to build the required tower,as we request,AT&T intends to relocate onto it. The current SBA
tower in Okeechobee, FL is economically burdensome for AT&T and would not result in the same cost-
effective operation as compared to what AT&T could achieve if it relocated on the local CitySwitch tower.
By sharply reducing its tower costs,AT&T is better positioned to invest in other new towers for improved
coverage,and fund critical initiatives,such as FirstNet,for emergency response,5G support,and other new
technologies—all to the benefit of the community.
AT&T will only consider decommissioning an existing wireless facility in favor of moving to an alternate
tower in limited circumstances. We bear a significant capital cost whenever we decommission a wireless
facilities installation.As a result,on behalf of AT&T,we request your support in approving the new tower.
Sincerely,
Matt Hannah
Senior—Tech. Proj/Prog Mgmt
January 1,2019
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