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strength. It could be that they were already on that tower, and they're trying to provide <br />additional coverage in that area which requires that link. But, that has been the direction of the <br />Planning Department for some time. <br />RAFFIPIY: So, if a company comes in and they want to install a tower and you recommend to <br />them to go look for an antenna that they can be co -located on, or a tower, and what if in order for <br />them to do that they need to also co -locate on another tower in order to have a better coverage. <br />Is that a condition that we can put, we can require, you can place on cell phone companies? So, <br />instead of erecting another tower, we tell them, you're going to install two antennas, one on this <br />tower and one on that tower. <br />DARROW: I've never seen that happen. I can't say that you can't do that, but again I think it <br />would come down to the situation where an applicant submits to you folks and there is clear <br />evidence that there are other towers in the area, so there would be a good chance that there would <br />be a negative approval for that particular request because there are these options for co -location. <br />And, the Director may even consider that as well. <br />HALL: Just a point of order, I'd just like to bring us back to this application and let's discuss <br />this application at hand. Thank you. <br />DARROW: Okay. <br />CLARKSON: Well, no, it's, we have a motion on the floor to approve the application and it's <br />been moved and seconded with conditions, and we're discussing the application. We may want <br />to add more conditions. And, just for my understanding, I'd like to ask a question of the <br />Applicant, and it's just basically a business strategy question. Is it cheaper for you to co -locate <br />on somebody else's tower or to erect your own? In other words, are the access fees to the tower <br />so great that it's an incentive <br />MARTIN: No <br />CLARKSON: —for you to build your own tower rather than putting your antenna on a tower <br />just a few feet away. <br />MARTIN: I can't say about the other carriers, but Verizon Wireless requires that we co -locate if <br />there is one available, and that is mostly because of costs. <br />IOSUA: Chair, if I could also respond. Building these towers are very expensive, you know <br />tens of thousands even sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars, so as a broad general <br />statement and not speaking on behalf of other carriers, it's much more cost-effective to co -locate. <br />The only thing that would maybe change that or dictate building a tower is if the—you know, <br />every cell company has a different radius and a, you know, radiofrequency that it can cover, so if <br />there's an area where they can maximize coverage in another place without, you know, by <br />building a tower, that would be a business consideration. But, again, to confirm what Danette <br />says, as a general statement, it's much, much, much cheaper to co -locate than it is to build your <br />own tower. <br />EXHIBIT D <br />16 <br />