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Trade Group Urges Rooftop Safety

Property owners should make safety the focus of rooftop leasing deals, an industry trade group says.

By Noreen Seebacher | Updated on May 02, 2008

Commercial property owners have been cashing in on rooftops as a source of revenue for at least a decade.

Credit that to the dramatic growth of cell phones and other digital technologies. To deploy a wireless network, telecommunications companies have to mount antennas to towers, buildings, or other tall structures.

Rooftops, as a result, have become prime real estate. Real estate owners and managers typically sell unused rooftop space to antenna management companies, who locate users and sell transmission rights to telecommunications companies.

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