NATE and SBA Communications Corporation Host Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter on Tower Site Visit
NATE and SBA Communications Corporation Host Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter on Tower Site Visit
(Savannah, GA) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association and member company SBA Communications Corporation today facilitated an opportunity for Congressman Buddy Carter to conduct a communications tower site visit in the 1st Congressional District of Georgia.
During the visit, Congressman Carter toured the 404’ SBA Communications Corporation guyed tower and compound in Savannah, Georgia with event participants and heard directly from representatives of SBA Communications Corporation regarding the vital wireless infrastructure solutions and services they deploy to support wireless networks in markets throughout the Americas, Africa, and the Philippines.
Congressman Carter was also able to speak with representatives from both NATE and SBA Communications Corporation about the industry’s workforce development initiatives, training and safety protocols and legislative and regulatory priorities.
Additionally, the event also provided an invaluable forum for Congressman Carter to discuss his legislative priorities given that he serves on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology which has extensive jurisdiction over many of the issues impacting our industry.
David Sams, VP of Risk Management at SBA Communications Corporation, Ryan Coppola, Director of Safety at SBA Communications Corporation, NATE Wireless Industry Network (WIN) Liaison Molly Cooper from eSystem Training Solutions and NATE Workforce Consultant Dr. Gemma Frock served as the primary on-site hosts at the event.
“It was an honor to host Congressman Carter at our SBA tower site in Savannah today,” stated David Sams. “These wireless site visits are outstanding ‘show and tell’ opportunities that serve to educate influential lawmakers about the role that the industry’s technicians, contractors, and vertical real-estate companies perform daily to enable connectivity. Thank you to NATE for partnering with us on this important outreach and to Congressman Carter for his ongoing support for our industry’s priorities,” added Sams.
For more information on NATE, visit www.natehome.com. For more information on SBA Communications Corporation, visit www.sbasite.com.
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L to R: Ryan Coppola (SBA Communications Corporation), David Sams (SBA Communications Corporation), Congressman Buddy Carter, Molly Cooper (NATE Wireless Industry Network and eSystem Training Solutions) and Matthew Babcock (SBA Communications Corporation). |
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About NATE
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure industries. It is recognized as the tower industry leader in promoting safety, standards, and education. Today, the Association boasts approximately 1,160 member companies (mostly small businesses) that construct, service or maintain hundreds of thousands of communications towers and next generation networks throughout the United States and 12 other countries.
About SBA Communications Corporation
SBA Communications Corporation (SBA) is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure including towers, buildings, rooftops, distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, SBA has operations and offices in sixteen markets throughout the Americas, Africa, and the Philippines. The company is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol SBAC and our organization is part of the S&P 500. SBA is also one of the top Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) based on market capitalization.
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