PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-USE-2022-004)

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6. A statement from the applicant that the proposed use will not interfere with the County of Hawaii public safety radio system. The Applicant will not operate the radio equipment. However,its tenants are required to operate on licensed frequencies and may not interfere with the County's public safety radio system. 7. A statement from the applicant that space on the tower for co-location of antennas or attachments will be made available to other providers,if this can be done without substantial interference to the applicant's use of the tower.If you are an infrastructure company, a commitment from a minimum of two service providers shall be identified in the application. The Applicant is a tower infrastructure company and commits to design this tower to accommodate co-location of other providers up to 4 carriers. 8. A statement from the applicant that diligent,but unsuccessful efforts to install or colocate the applicant's telecommunication antennas on existing towers or feasible antenna support structures have been made. Identify those sites that you have investigated and explain how those sites are inadequate and how the site selected is the least obtrusive. The Applicant has contacted AT&T,Verizon and T-Mobile to determine if they had a need for expanded service in this area. Each carrier is interested in co-locating on the tower to provide expanded coverage west on Daniel K. Inouye Highway. There are no towers or tall buildings in this area that would provide the enough height to mount antennas to cover the target area. This proposed tower will complement the existing coverage by expanding the coverage footprint as seen on the propagation maps prepared by AT&T and submitted herewith. 9. Provide justification for the height of the proposed tower by including propagation maps for the coverage area at proposed the height and at a lower height if the proposed tower is more than 100-feet tall. If the site involves increasing the height of an existing tower, provide propagation maps to show analysis of signal quality at the existing and proposed height. Wireless antennas are generally located at or near the top of towers,water tanks, or buildings. The electromagnetic energy emitted from the antennas lose power rapidly the farther you get from the transmission point. This requires the position of the monopoles and antennas at strategic points in an area to obtain the largest coverage with the minimal amount of antennas to ensure the highest level of quality service. In general,the antennas must have line of sight to its intended coverage area. Topography and tall trees are the main factor in establishing the necessary height needed for the antennas. The antennas cannot be too tall because it would cause interference at existing sites. The antennas cannot be too short because they wouldn't provide the necessary coverage. 13 Page