2018-05-03 Hearing Transcript - Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless USE 17-074

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RAFFIPIY: Okay, one more question, Mr. Chairman. Okay, now that we're talking about area coverage, what kind of—what area, what is the net gain, net loss of area that we're gonna lose or you're gonna gain if you relocate to one of these parks? MARTIN: You know, I had mentioned earlier that I could bring a radio frequency engineer in to talk to you about safety, but he could also explain to you about those net losses and gains. I am not an engineer. I don't have that information. So, if you would like to continue this hearing and get additional information, I'm requesting that. RAFFIPIY: Thank you, Ma'am. I'm not really into the questioning the safety or anything, but I'm more, because you brought up the, you brought up that you will be losing area. MARTIN: That's right. RAFFIPIY: I wanted to know how much of a loss MARTIN: I'm sorry, I don't have— RAFFIPIY: if you MARTIN: I don't have that information. I'm assuming that it is the same area that, you know, if you move it—these rings, when they I'll explain my job to you. So, when I get an assignment from Verizon Wireless, they give me a ring of anywhere within this ring, go look for something. And, so we laughingly call it a search dot now because the towers have to be so much closer together because to meet the capacity. The smart phones use the capacity of ten regular phones and so these—and people are using so many devices in their house and so the need is, is growing tenfold. And, so these towers need to be closer together in order to meet the capacity. And, where was I going with this? REPLOGLE: The ring. MARTIN: Oh the ring, yeah, the search ring. So, they give you this search ring so as they're closer together and it really has to fit right into that ring. Right into that spot. You move it a little bit this way and then there's interference for this cell tower, move it the other way, there's interference or you're losing some coverage. So, I'm guessing that it's the same, same amount as, you know, as you're moving it that, that it, its coverage moves with it. And, that that area gets cut off, but I don't know for sure. RAFFIPIY: Thank you, Ma'am. CLARKSON: Thank you. We have to move on, Ma'am, I'm sorry. If there are no—the last question that I'd like to ask is, I know the lot is relatively small compared to 155 -foot tower, but is there some reason why the site location is on the edge of the property rather than trying to move it as far away as possible from the neighbors? Why it's right next to the house next door? EXHIBIT B 18