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DRAFT OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 42 of 156 1 David Haughney: A correct answer to that question is ….. we optimize our network for optimal 2 coverage and performance on all our bands. 3 4 John Price: Would these be focused on different service or market than the 700 megahertz 5 spectrum cell tower? 6 7 David Haughney: Not in particular. That’s why earlier I said not in this context. I’ll put out an 8 example that might answer your question a little more or maybe what you are alluding to… Small 9 cells, for instance, since they’re focused on gererally a hot spot area of coverage, like a building or 10 a shopping center or stadium, we use the higher bands AWS and PCS at those locations 11 sometimes because we know we have a very well defined small coverage area we don’t use the 12 low bands. That’s an example but I’m not sure about the question or the intent because we do use 13 all bands on microcells. All the bands that are mentioned, they will be used. 14 15 Samantha Cabe: Mr. Price, before you go on I want to just… I don’t know if my Board agrees with 16 me but I think we’re going into the weeds here. If you could remind us how what you’re 17 questioning him about is relevant to the questions before this Board, which are the standards that 18 we have yet to ultimately decide. Maintain or promote the public health, safety, and general 19 welfare, maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property, user will be in harmony with the 20 area and complies with the comprehensive plan. I think we’re getting into some detail that is 21 beyond the scope here and I want to remind everyone we have a standing rule that this Board 22 adjourns at 10:30 unless we vote to stay open. So I just don’t want you to spend your time asking 23 questions that are not relevant to what we’re deciding. 24 25 John Price: Well the questions I’m asking have to do with laying a foundation for my expert 26 witness’ testimony, which has to do with whether or not there are in fact alternatives to the single 27 cell tower that is being proposed in this case by Towercom for solving and addressing the specific 28 needs along Mt. Carmel Road and the UNC Campus that would not involve putting up a large cell 29 tower that has other impacts on the community. That is one of the requirements… 30 31 Samantha Cabe: Ok, I’m just telling you how much time we have left and I am saying your 32 testimony is going into an area that we do not have to consider as a Board. It’s not our decision as 33 to whether there are alternatives. Our decision is about the application before us. So if you could 34 just proceed with cross examining this witness on the relevant evidence. 35 36 John Price: I do think… 37 38 Samantha Cabe: I’m not arguing with you, I’m just asking you to go forward. 39 40 John Price: Right, ok I’ll move forward. What is your call completion rate in the area along Mt. 41 Carmel Road? 42 44