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16 <br /> Figure 19. Typical urban cellular network configuration <br /> Only at peak demand, such as during a traffic emergency,is it likely that capacity issues are <br /> experienced in the County. However, in coming years, increase demand brought about by new <br /> wireless products and services may result in capacity issues on a more routine basis in heavily <br /> traveled corridors such as Routes 7 and 28, and the Dulles Greenway. <br /> Tower Development Companies <br /> Wireless service providers (carriers) are licensed by the FCC and are distinct from tower <br /> development companies. Tower development companies do not own bandwidth and thus do not <br /> have the same rights and protections to deploy wireless facilities as afforded to licensees under <br /> the Telecommunications Act. Tower owners are,however,required to register structures over <br /> 200 feet in height with the FCC. The sole objective of a tower developer is to construct towers <br /> and then lease space on the structures to service providers and others needing a place to mount <br /> antennas. Tower development companies do not provide wireless service. From a developer's <br /> perspective,the more leases on a tower,the more profitable the tower becomes,thus the <br /> inclination on the part of a developer to construct tall towers capable of accommodating many <br /> antennas. <br /> Most wireless service providers do not own the structures on which they are located but instead <br /> lease tower space from the structure's owner,which is typically a developer. Many of the larger <br /> carriers have entered into"build-to-suit"agreements with the development community to <br /> construct towers to meet a particular coverage objective. Several licensed service providers do <br /> own a significant proportion of the towers on which they are located while others have sold their <br /> tower assets to focus solely on providing service and to generate capital that can be used to <br /> expand their networks. <br /> Deployment Mandates <br /> Ultimately service providers want to offer services to market to begin to recover their investment <br /> in licenses, infrastructure,and equipment costs to compete for customers in the highly <br /> competitive and lucrative wireless arena For each 30 MHz license block,the FCC requires that <br /> PCS licensees have a signal level sufficient to provide service to at least one-third of the <br /> population in their licensed areas within five(5)years of receiving the license. Two-thirds of the <br /> population must have service available to them within ten(10)years. Failure to comply with <br /> these requirements may result in the permanent loss of a license. PCS licensees of 10 and 15 <br /> MHz blocks,must provide adequate service to at least one-quarter of the population in their <br /> licensed area within five(5)years of being licensed or be subject to forfeiture of their license. <br />