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CELLULAR REAL TV ADVISORS, INC. 1701 79th Street, Suite 19 Bloomington, MN 55425 (612) 858-0104 (613) (612) 854-4105 Fax 10 February 1997 Mr. Mike Faulk, City Planner City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 RE: Application for Conditional Use Pennit Proposed PCS Wireless Telephone Tower Facility by American Portable Telecom (APT) for St. Paul Water Utility Site Dear Mr. Faulk: This narrative accompanies an application for a Conditional Use Permit which will allow the location of a PCS wireless communication antenna and tower on the property currently owned by the City of Saint Paul Water Utility Department. I have been authorized by APT to act as their representative for planning and zoning matters. APT is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS). TDS is a Chicago-based telecommunications company which provides cellular telephone, local telephone and radio paging services to more than 1.9 million customers in 37 states and the District of Columbia through its subsidiaries, United States Cellular Corporation, TDS Telecommunications Corporation and American Paging, Inc. APT is the 5th largest PCS license holder in the United States in terms of population equivalents. Last year APT was granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to operate a PCS Wireless Phone System in the Twin City market area and five other major markets in the United States. PCS is one of the newest emerging low-power wireless technologies that will compete with the cellular and local phone service. PCS will look, sound and work better than traditional cellular and will also have the advantage of being able to provide paging, fleet dispatch data and video transmission all with one portable handheld phone. PCS wireless is digital and can handle more calls per channel than traditional cellular and transmits at lower watts. USE OF EXISITING SITE AND SURROUNDING AREAS The site is currently being used as a water reservoir by the City of Saint Paul. The site is zoned residential and is surrounded by additional water utility facilities, a cemetery and single family homes. The tower is located near one of the reservoirs on the west side of the site near the cemetery . PROPOSED USE APT is proposing to construct a 45 meter (approximately 150 feet) steel self supporting tower. There will be up to nine directional panel antennas (77" high x 6" wide x 1.5" deep) which operate within the 1.9 GHz to 2.2 GHz radio frequency range.