{"id":27582,"date":"2018-06-17T09:52:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T13:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/?p=27582"},"modified":"2018-06-17T16:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T20:59:44","slug":"did-american-tower-become-the-big-bad-bully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/2018\/06\/did-american-tower-become-the-big-bad-bully\/","title":{"rendered":"Did American Tower become the Big Bad Bully?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krinkleapps.com\/krinkle-closeout\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42102 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/cop-banners-for-wade4wireless.png?w=300&#038;resize=208%2C83\" alt=\"COP Banners for Wade4wireless\" width=\"208\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a>Hey, remember the days when tower crews could do work for anyone? I mean, especially in wireless where you only have a few customers like governments, transportation, carriers, and anyone who may need work done on a tower. Tower workers are finding out that work isn\u2019t open to a free market, especially if you work with American Tower Company, (ATC).<a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2018\/06\/03\/the-massive-mimo-deployment-report\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46907 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/mimo-cover-2.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ATC appears to be the new bully in town who can push around anyone they want. WOW! Isn\u2019t that making America look great when a large dominant <a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2018\/05\/28\/the-mobility-backhaul-report\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46883 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/backhaul-report.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>tower carrier does all that it can to crush the competition and anyone who supports it? The way I see it, they are saying screw all competitors and any small business that wants to work for them. Who needs the little guy anyway? It seems like American tower doesn\u2019t need any little company looking for work. WOW!<\/p>\n<h2>Need proof?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Someone sent me a copy of the letter, but I didn\u2019t know if it was real until I read the article in Wireless Estimator, found at <a href=\"http:\/\/wirelessestimator.com\/articles\/2018\/american-tower-to-competitions-contractors-our-way-or-the-highway\/\">http:\/\/wirelessestimator.com\/articles\/2018\/american-tower-to-competitions-contractors-our-way-or-the-highway\/<\/a> in case you want to read it.<\/li>\n<li>There is also a great write-up from Ken Schmidt on his blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelintheair.com\/Blog\/\">http:\/\/www.steelintheair.com\/Blog\/<\/a> who also has a copy of the letter to contractors, shared here, <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B9-QVC67dR6kbUhPOXlueGRyZ2FtVXRFbThPVWtFT3pTVTlR\/view\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B9-QVC67dR6kbUhPOXlueGRyZ2FtVXRFbThPVWtFT3pTVTlR\/view<\/a> and a note from someone found here, <a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2018\/05\/13\/the-new-t-mobile-consolidation-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27551 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/New-TMO-Report-Promo-May-28.jpg?resize=300%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/New-TMO-Report-Promo-May-28.jpg?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/New-TMO-Report-Promo-May-28.jpg?w=694&amp;ssl=1 694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6408024133099089920\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6408024133099089920\/<\/a> if you need more evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u2019s really going on?<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s what happened, to sum it up. American Tower sent out a letter to all their contractors stating that if someone does work for the competition by building a tower near an ATC owned tower, he or she will no longer let that contractor work for them. Plain and simple. If you work for the competition, you no longer work for us. It\u2019s straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>They also called all landlords asking them to alert them of the competition moving in according to Ken\u2019s link above.<\/p>\n<p>Let me sum it up; if you work for the competition, it violates our new policy. We will find out.<\/p>\n<p>ATC is no monopoly, not by a long shot, but it appears they are big enough to put small contractors that work for the competition out of business or take away a large portion of their income.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/towersafety.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17456 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dog-tags_clearbackgrond.jpg?resize=185%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tower Safety for all your safety training!\" width=\"185\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dog-tags_clearbackgrond.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dog-tags_clearbackgrond.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It appears they are using their size and a large portfolio of towers to make sure that the competition can\u2019t find landowners or workers. What a bold move by a company that now appears to be ruthless. It appears that they are only a member of NATE to get a list of contractors they can crush. Hey, that\u2019s what I see, too bad. They are a leader and up until now, respected. I lost all respect for anyone trying to crush small business. Think about it, could you imagine Verizon telling contractors that anyone who worked for AT&amp;T, Sprint, or T-Mobile would never work for them again? <a href=\"\/\/partners.hostgator.com\/c\/390115\/191545\/3094\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/3094-191545\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>I\u2019m hurt and disillusioned!<\/h2>\n<p>I thought ATC was a reputable company that really cared about the industry, especially safety. I thought all those speeches and interviews they did about caring for the tower crews and worker was real. I thought they meant it when they gave their speeches to OSHA, the FCC and to magazines about caring for the workers. Apparently, that\u2019s only if you work exclusively with them.<\/p>\n<p>I thought they would be a leader in the wireless industry as far as ownership and set a good example, that is all gone now.<\/p>\n<p>I thought they would be a company that the carriers would be proud to do business with, maybe not.<\/p>\n<p>I thought they would be a leader based on respect.\u00a0I feel betrayed. I feel hurt. I am truly disappointed. All that lip service, and now they appear to be nothing but a big bully. I feel like it\u2019s like all those movies where the guy you respected turned out to be a total douchebag. There you go.<\/p>\n<h2>Is this Fear Mongering?<\/h2>\n<p>Can you imagine, a respected company like American Tower Company, acting this way? Who is running the show? Since when did they become the big bad company who craps on the little guy? What did I miss? Are the patients running the asylum?<\/p>\n<p>The American Tower Company is trying to be the only tower company. How are they going to do that? They sent a form letter out to all of the climbers that work on their tower and loosely said, if you do work on anyone else\u2019s tower near our tower, we\u2019ll fire you, won\u2019t let you climb our towers, and won\u2019t be your friend.\u201d OK, I made the part up about being their friend. Apparently, ATC has no friends.<\/p>\n<p>I find it ironic that the American Tower Company would think of doing something, which I see as anti-American, by denying working Americans the right to make a living. I could see that if they hired these people full-time, but it\u2019s hard to get work as it is. Now you\u2019re limited to working for one company when they have work. You are turning other work down if you want to work on ATC turf! Can you imagine? No work for you because you worked for the competition? Big bad ATC is watching! Is this about all the competition like Crown Castle and SBA as well as Tillman Infrastructure? Is there some agreement that we don\u2019t know about between CCI and SBA and ATC that we don\u2019t know about? Why now? Makes me wonder. I mean, isn\u2019t their room for one more tower company? Maybe not.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what it looks like to me. It sounds like a gang moving in; this is our turf, and anyone who moves in or supports the other side will be punished! Why? Because we&#8217;re here, we\u2019re big, and we hate the little guy! We&#8217;re a big company and we can do this.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, my opinion here, but I wonder what the carriers like Verizon, AT&amp;T, T-Mobile, and Sprint think when they see someone they rely on is denying work to small business owners? I wonder what NATE thinks about having American Tower as a member when learning about this? Remember that NATE is full of small tower companies, probably some that are going to have to make a choice, they can either work for ATC or nobody. NATE gave ATC a way to locate most of them.<\/p>\n<p>Think about the policing that ATC must be doing, they want to monitor all the competition to see who is working for them. How do you do that? Apparently, call the landlords and have them tell you who is doing the work, I\u2019m guessing. How many people do you hire to spy on all your contractors and the competition? Do they go through NATE to monitor these guys? I don\u2019t know, but it\u2019s scary that big brother ATC is watching all of you all the time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2015\/11\/12\/wireless-deployment-handbook-for-lte-small-cells-and-das\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23035 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cover-V7-LTE.jpg?resize=204%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Get the Wireless Deployment Handbook today!\" width=\"204\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One person told me they did it because they can, like when you\u2019re too big to fail. Did you ever hear that before? Do you think they feel they are too big to fail? This sounds to me like denying work to a fair and hardworking contractor. Manipulative and controlling is what I see. Again, in my opinion, who knows what they were thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how I imagine it, the board of executives, (<em>none of them ever climbed a tower)<\/em>, sitting around the table thinking, \u201cWhat can we do to stop the competition from building towers near ours, I know, we\u2019ll threaten all the contractors. Then we\u2019ll call all the landlords to align with us. Think of the great PR we\u2019ll get by making unrealistic demands to all those little people out there. All those small companies that rely on us for a paycheck will work for us or no one else, after all, they\u2019re not employees but contractors that need\u00a0us, we don\u2019t need them, do we? Let\u2019s crush the competition and put all those non-compliant companies out of business! It\u2019s a win-win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This had to go through all kinds of approvals before sending a form letter out to the contractors; they sent a letter for GOD\u2019s sake! Then they contacted all the landlord making them pick a side. Imagine doing all of this in a company tightly controlled like ATC! They must have had VP signoff to launch a campaign like this. Then, they must have had all the workers do the dirty work. Someone had to sit and call the landlords and say, be our friend, let us know what the competition is doing ASAP. Then they sent a letter to all contractors stating, work for us or else you\u2019re done with ATC. That\u2019s how I imagine it going, but who knows what really happened.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like the big bully is saying \u201cscrew the little guy, it\u2019s our way or the highway.\u201d That\u2019s my boiled down perspective.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2017\/09\/18\/learning-5g-in-the-real-world\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27003 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?resize=200%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Well how about that, the little guy is being pushed around by a big bad tower owner. They have the name American. Is it American to push around the little guy? Apparently.<\/p>\n<h2>Respect.<\/h2>\n<p>I used to respect American Tower Company; they did some good things in the industry, can you imagine this is their legacy now? Can you imagine Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&amp;T, and Sprint all do business with this company? How do you think that makes them look? Do you think they now see Tillman Infrastructure as someone they would rather work with?<\/p>\n<p>Hey, do you think there are any regulatory issues that a public company would have to face when doing something like this? Makes me wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I give ATC one thing, it takes balls to tell a small business that if they work for the competition, they will lose out on work in writing. WOW! I give them credit for putting it all in writing and sending a letter out. What nerve it must have taken. They must think they are too big to fail. Are they too big to fail? There were some banks that thought they were too big to fail, what happened to them?<\/p>\n<p>Hey, tell me what you think, message me on Facebook, \u00a0LinkedIn, or <a href=\"mailto:wade4wireless@gmail.com\">wade4wireless@gmail.com<\/a> if you have an opinion.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Be smart, be safe, and pay attention!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See Ya!<\/p>\n<h2>More products from TechFecta and Wade4Wireless:<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2017\/01\/30\/the-5g-deployment-plan-book-release\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42822 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/5g-deployment-plan-front-cover-3k-pixels.jpg?w=225&#038;resize=339%2C452\" alt=\"5g-deployment-plan-front-cover-3k-pixels\" width=\"339\" height=\"452\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2018\/05\/13\/the-new-t-mobile-consolidation-report\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46835 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/new-tmo-report-promo-may-28.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C272\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2015\/11\/12\/wireless-deployment-handbook-for-lte-small-cells-and-das\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23035 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cover-V7-LTE.jpg?resize=321%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Get the Wireless Deployment Handbook today!\" width=\"321\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2017\/08\/11\/the-smart-city-tech-planning-handbook\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44141 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/smart-city-cover-promo.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=414%2C233\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sellfy.com\/p\/SCil\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46682\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/1099-or-w2-cover.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.com\/2017\/09\/18\/learning-5g-in-the-real-world\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27003 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?resize=336%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Learn-5G-Cover-1100-pixels.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/scope-work-training\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SOW-Training-Cover-624x351.jpg?resize=267%2C149\" alt=\"SOW Training Cover\" width=\"267\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/scope-work-training\/\">Do you know what to put in your SOW, the details needed to get paid for milestones or job completion?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techfecta.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26713 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tech-Consulting.jpg?resize=300%2C134&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tech-Consulting.jpg?resize=300%2C134&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tech-Consulting.jpg?resize=768%2C342&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tech-Consulting.jpg?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tech-Consulting.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong><em>Putting together your smart city tech solutions, planning, development, and more&#8230;TechFecta! 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Climbers often get seriously injured or die on the job. The foundations below support those families in their time of greatest need!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubblefoundation.org\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40942 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wade4wireless.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/official-logo.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=296%2C142\" alt=\"official logo\" width=\"296\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubblefoundation.org\/\">Hubble Foundation helps the families of climbers in a time of need and beyond with financial support and counseling!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towerfamilyfoundation.org\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25020\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25020 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tower-family-foundation-e1447069656192.png?resize=212%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"tower-family-foundation-e1447069656192\" width=\"212\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towerfamilyfoundation.org\">Tower Family Foundation supports the families of tower climbers at the time of crisis when a climber falls with financial assistance and more.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, remember the days when tower crews could do work for anyone? I mean, especially in wireless where you only have a few customers like governments, transportation, carriers, and anyone who may need work done on a tower. 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