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August 12, 1996 <br /> <br />City of Ramsey <br />SYlvia Frolik <br />zoning Administrator <br />1513 Nowthen Blvd. NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permit - Personal Communication Service (PCS) <br /> Wireless Telecommunication Facility, which <br /> includes 50 meter self-supporting lattice tower <br /> and associated equipment cabinets at its base. <br /> <br />D:ear Ms. Frolik: <br /> <br />American Portable Telecom (APT) !s requesting approval to construct, install and operate <br />a :telecommunication site "cell site" situated off of Hwy. 10 on Ferret St. NW (Game <br />Time Sports Park) in Ramsey, Minnesota. This letter accompanies an application for a <br />Conditional Use Permit that will allow the location of a PCS wireless telephone <br />communication tower with antennas and cell site at 14622 Ferret St. NW, Ramsey, MN. <br />I have been authorized by APT to act as their representative for planning and zoning <br />rnatters. <br /> <br />APT is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS). TDS is a Chicago- <br />based telecommunications company which provides cellular telephone, local telephone <br />arid radio paging services to more than 1.9 million customers in 37 states and the District <br />o/' Columbia through its subsidiaries, United States Cellular Corporation, TDS <br />Telecommunications Corporation and American Paging, Inc. APT is the 5th largest PCS <br />license holder in the United States in terms of population equivalents. Last year, APT <br />Was granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to operate a PCS <br />Wireless Phone System in the Twin City market area and five other major markets in the <br />United States. PCS is one of the newest emerging low-power wireless technologies that <br />Will compete with cellular and local-phone service. PCS will look, sound and work better <br />than traditional cellular and will also have the advantage of being able to provide paging, <br />fleet dispatch data and video transmission all with one portable hand held phone. PCS <br />Wireless is digital and can handle mor~ calls per channel than traditional cellular and <br />transmits at lower watts. <br /> <br />1040 Crown Pointe Parkway · Suite 800 · Atlanta, Georgia 30338 · (770) 481-2100 · Fax (770) 481-2150 <br /> <br /> <br />