The FCC will enact a new procedure for reporting tower ownership changes in their Antenna Structure Registration System (ASR) on Feb. 14, 2019 to reduce the risk of unauthorized changes being made.
The new process was propelled after the FCC found, as reported exclusively by Wireless Estimator, that in early 2016, a Wisconsin wireless contractor discovered a flaw in the ASR management system that allowed him to change the ownership of more than 40 towers from multiple carriers and tower owners into his company’s name.
Sprint, AT&T and key tower companies were targeted in the wide-ranging thefts.
