tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127700724426052442024-03-13T13:25:47.082-04:00Milestone CommunicationsMilestone is one of the pioneers in creating wireless infrastructure through public/private partnerships with local schools, governments, and corporations.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-47104662547963576542012-09-24T10:53:00.002-04:002012-09-24T12:14:12.367-04:00Milestone adds 90 new tower Sites to Virginia land bank<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Milestone is pleased to announce the addition of 90 new locations in Virginia, bringing Milestone’s land bank to over 850 potential locations for wireless infrastructure development. <br /><br />The Marketing and Management agreement with the <a href="http://www.myrec.coop/residential/index.cfm" target="_blank">Rappahannock Electric Cooperative </a>“REC” gives Milestone the exclusive rights to market REC substations for tower development in 22 Virginia counties. REC also maintains more than 16,000 miles of power lines, ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. The REC provides electricity to over 155,000 connections. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Robert Ellis, VP Engineering for REC stated, “The Rappahannock Electric Cooperative is pleased to be working with Milestone to bring better wireless connectivity to our communities, while using our land resources to generate additional revenue for REC members.” </span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-34993450794537287232012-09-24T10:25:00.003-04:002012-09-24T10:25:59.681-04:00Ben Lomond Park “Tree Pole” completed in Prince William, MD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Milestone completed construction of a 108’ tree pole tower located at the Ben Lomond Park in Manassas, Prince William County, VA. The new “tree”, manufactured by Summit Corp., is the fourth tree pole built by Milestone and the first tree pole in Prince William County. <br /><br />An important part of the approval process was the outreach to the community. Milestone developed a special web page and invited the community to use the web page to select the type of pole they preferred to be built at the park. The Tree pole was the most popular choice and construction began shortly after zoning approval. <br /><br />T-Mobile customers will be the first to benefit from better wireless coverage. The tree pole has space for 4 additional carriers to co-locate and bring better wireless coverage to Prince William County. <br /><br /><br />Milestone is proud to celebrate its 12th year as a partner with Prince William County, during which it has constructed eight wireless towers on land owned by the Prince William County Park Authority. </span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-74301755198795323432012-09-24T10:06:00.003-04:002012-09-24T10:27:07.618-04:00Milestone CEO completes toughest bike race in the world<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Milestone’s CEO and President, Len Forkas, competed in the Race Across America last month, cycling 3,000 miles in 11 days, 4 hours and 47 minutes. Below are his thoughts on completing one of the toughest athletic challenges in the world.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><br />Last month I competed in the 31st annual “Race Across America” (<a href="http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/" target="_blank">RAAM</a>), solo bike race between Oceanside, CA and Annapolis, MD on June 13th. I have been competing in various endurance events to raise money for Hopecam, a charity I founded 10 years ago. <a href="http://www.hopecam.org/" target="_blank">Hopecam</a> helps homebound children battling cancer connect to their school friends with web cameras to cope with the loneliness and isolation associated with treatment. I had two goals – the first was to raise $150,000 to reach more children by broadening the geographic area that we serve– the second was to finish the race within the 12 day deadline. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />The race is considered the toughest bicycle race in the world; It’s a third longer than the Tour de France in half the time. I assembled a crew of 11 volunteers (bike mechanic, nutritionist, paramedic, massage therapist, navigators and drivers) who sacrificed weeks of vacation time away from their families to support me. Their unselfish contribution of time, energy, skill and commitment gave me the motivation and necessary resources to endure the challenges that faced me, and there were many. <br />The weather was hot and dryer than normal and the race took more time than I anticipated. There were parts of Kansas that were hotter than the Mojave Desert and I encountered 25-35 mph cross winds and not one drop of rain the entire trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />During frequent low points during the journey, the children using Hopecam were my inspiration as I dedicated each day’s ride to a different child who participated in the program. I often had the opportunity to phone many of the children during my rest breaks, and I received over 500 email messages that were read to me by my crew at night over the loudspeaker atop the van supporting my ride. Many asked if there was a time during the race when I felt like quitting. With so many children, donors and crew members counting on me, the thought of quitting never entered my mind<br />In the end, I finished the race in 11 days, 4 hours and 47 minutes, placed first in my age group (50-59) and 10th overall in a field of 46 athletes who represented 20 countries. We more than doubled our fundraising goal raising $320,000. Thanks to the generosity of my crew, family, many friends, and business associates in the real estate and wireless communities, we exceeded our goal allowing Hopecam to help many more children and expand our geographic area. </span></span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-45660839164771919032011-12-16T14:36:00.004-05:002011-12-21T09:02:57.153-05:00Milestone attends VACo and VSBA Conventions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_g4E9pI6Fv8/TvHnDJgejfI/AAAAAAAAAGM/1o7qfenyucw/s1600/IMAG0340.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_g4E9pI6Fv8/TvHnDJgejfI/AAAAAAAAAGM/1o7qfenyucw/s200/IMAG0340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688581845623410162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Last month Milestone had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) annual convention and at the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) annual convention. Milestone currently partners with both organizations to bring revenue sharing opportunities to their members.<br /><br />The VACo conference was held at the Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. Milestone sponsored the event’s hotel key cards (pictured right).<br /><br />At the VSBA conference at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA, Milestone hosted a “R_U_Social?” booth to help convention goers sign up for social media accounts. A lucky raffle winner, took home an iPad for “liking” the Milestone Communications and VSBA facebook pages. Milestone is looking forward to continuing to participate in both conventions next year.<br /></span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-82542457531499301022011-12-16T14:34:00.010-05:002011-12-21T13:50:23.439-05:00Milestone holds panel discussion on wireless infrastructure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0wvIhFr9Q8/TvHndaP1lmI/AAAAAAAAAGY/_vtjCmwRvRU/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0wvIhFr9Q8/TvHndaP1lmI/AAAAAAAAAGY/_vtjCmwRvRU/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582296793618018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Milestone was invited to host panel discussion on the benefits and the challenges associated with wireless infrastructure programs on school land at the Virginia School Boards Association’s annual conference last month in Williamsburg, VA.<br /><br />The panel consisted of Fairfax County School Board Member Stuart Gibson, Fairfax County Public School’s Director of Administrative Services, Lee Ann Pender and South Lakes High School Principal, Bruce Butler.<br /><br />Milestone has been developing and managing wireless infrastructure facilities on FCPS land for over 10 years and generates over a $1 million in recurring revenue for the school system.<br /><br />School Board Member Stuart Gibson discussed the political risks associated with a tower program. He said Milestone does minimizes political risks by being transparent and providing factual information to the community during the zoning approval process.<br /><br />Principal Bruce Butler talked about the “invaluable benefits" from the revenue tower brings to his school.<br /><br />“We decided to hire a private company because we didn’t have the expertise or the staff time to run the program in house,” said Lee Ann Pender.<br /><br />Milestone will be hosting a similar panel at the National School Boards Association Convention next April in Boston.<br /><br /></span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-20522492987258948912011-12-16T14:32:00.007-05:002011-12-21T11:37:27.108-05:00Herndon Wireless Tower to be completed in January<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-flRrkCSjTS4/TvHmfMsHtgI/AAAAAAAAAF0/HgylWocEI4A/s1600/D10003-3023_01.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-flRrkCSjTS4/TvHmfMsHtgI/AAAAAAAAAF0/HgylWocEI4A/s320/D10003-3023_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688581228002260482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Milestone gained approval for a 125’ light pole replacement wireless pole at the Herndon Middle School in the Town of Herndon, located in Fairfax County.<br /><br />The application was approved 6-1 by the Town Council. The Herndon Architectural Review Board unanimously approved the tower last month.<br /><br />”I agree with moving forward. I think this is just the way of the future,” said Town Council Member, Lisa Merkel, during the public hearing.<br /><br />Milestone filed the application after successfully gaining the approval for a zoning ordinance amendment, which allows for the construction of new wireless facilities on public land.<br /><br />The proposed tower will enhance wireless coverage for AT&T customers and has capacity for three additional carriers.<br /><br />“It’s about moving Herndon forward in economic development. Who would want to live in a town or operate a business (in a town) that can’t get good wireless,” said Barbara Glakis, a Town of Herndon resident who testified at the hearing in support of the application. Tower construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-2569069931072766392011-12-12T10:24:00.011-05:002011-12-28T09:52:01.497-05:00Milestone Signs Master Lease Agreement with the Government of Frederick County, MD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hGhIuVTjIBw/TvHoICezUOI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LCTgqRoVV8s/s1600/frederick_map_seal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hGhIuVTjIBw/TvHoICezUOI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LCTgqRoVV8s/s400/frederick_map_seal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688583029148307682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Milestone Communications is pleased to announce that it has executed a Master Lease Agreement with the Government of Frederick County, MD, adding over 100 new locations where wireless towers can be built. This will be Milestone’s 15th partnership in the metro Washington region. Milestone has over 900 locations where towers can be developed in MD, VA and SC.<br /><br />The new Frederick sites include County parks, libraries, police and fire stations and, 12 water tanks located throughout the county. <br /><br />“What makes these locations attractive to our wireless customers is that towers are an “allowable use” on many of the government locations under the zoning regulations,” stated Len Forkas, Milestone’s President. “This feature cuts in half the normal time to deliver a new tower with less risk for our customers.”<br /><br />The agreement was approved by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors last month. “Using government assets to help create revenue for local governments is a no brainer,” said former County Executive for Montgomery County, Doug Duncan.<br /><br />Frederick is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Maryland and the potential to enhance wireless infrastructure is significant, since a large area of the county has sub par wireless coverage.<br /><br /><br /></span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-20353027606132326882011-10-19T14:33:00.012-04:002011-12-21T08:45:58.209-05:00MABE Partners with Milestone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6W_rshEdoU/Tp8Zm6N-wAI/AAAAAAAAAEo/LKy5vN4zdxI/s1600/Logo-globe%252C%2BMABE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 64px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6W_rshEdoU/Tp8Zm6N-wAI/AAAAAAAAAEo/LKy5vN4zdxI/s200/Logo-globe%252C%2BMABE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665275012508991490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) is partnering with Milestone to share exciting revenue earning opportunities with Maryland's School Districts.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Milestone's wireless tower development program earns school boards recurring revenue streams. Last year, the program earned Fairfax County Public Schools over a $1 million.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Using school assets to create revenue is a no brainer," said Doug Duncan, former County Executive for Montgomery County.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Milestone has been partnering with school districts for over ten years. It has developed over 25 stealth wireless towers.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To read more about the partnership and other Milestone news, download our October <a href="http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1105311588972-48/October2011V7.pdf" target="_blank" shape="rect">newsletter.</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family:arial;"><span style=" ;font-size:11pt;color:black;" > </span></b><span style="Arial","sans-serif"; font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;color:black;" ></span></p>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-89088351631639222402011-10-11T10:29:00.007-04:002011-10-21T09:13:12.946-04:00Len Forkas to chair Fairfax County School Bond Commitee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JmiswG681E/TpRx9onQNnI/AAAAAAAAAD4/lD5ThDsXX5I/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-11%2Bat%2B12.27.44%2BPM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JmiswG681E/TpRx9onQNnI/AAAAAAAAAD4/lD5ThDsXX5I/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-11%2Bat%2B12.27.44%2BPM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662275935199573618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Len Forkas has been chosen to chair the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Chamber of Commerce School Bond Committee.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > The Fairfax School Board has asked the Board of Supervisors to place a $252.7 million school bond referendum in this November's election.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Len will lead the committee that will distribute information about the bond project and gain support in the community to authorize the sale of school bonds. </span> <span style="font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >If approved by voters, the bond will provide funds to renovate older schools and planning funds of school about to enter the renovation phase. </span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-14050296164571641752011-09-21T11:04:00.002-04:002011-09-21T11:09:41.577-04:00Learn more about Milestone!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOSRuPBbhkKXXMscnnJSsRbun1iMlnC77cj2iffzq3D-rF19EUnGDXaakjSHoZ22LlOCNGY6iCcg5ivig5xA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-37732852692572974032011-09-19T15:42:00.009-04:002011-09-19T15:55:27.991-04:00VACo Partners With Milestone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xbQQOhLwuyw/Tnedy8_-unI/AAAAAAAAADk/abXyqMBiDEM/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-09-12%2Bat%2B10.19.33%2BAM.png"><img style="float:left; 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font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Milestone's wireless tower development program earns revenue for local governments that allow new towers on government property. Currently, VACo has members from all 95 Counties in the Commonwealth.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /> </span></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> "Local Governments can take better control of their budgets and be more proactive about generating revenue, while at the same time enhancing wireless service," said Milestone president, Len Forkas.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Milestone will discuss the opportunity for a partnership with VACo members this November at VACo's annual conference at the Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. Learn more by reading their <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=mtyi8mfab&et=1107595769388&s=0&e=001VSoUc-TsaPMpcWFcP3eluMH_LAZuXKrejmEIJIWfSdHXY9r5-XWwFbwP8T2ZgtyugWgO2BxgaTKRHSfIwpm-ycFMtKGQZTd6PiR3zQcPLhCXYKeaCmek45HXCtSTIK4asXr3-lX8qsDx_Ulu3Av26MqYQaBsEeKiwav4dUbdD9iAO4-i8C5M_SGAQ_QJBWNqgTm2GIn365w=" target="_blank" shape="rect">newsletter.</a></span></p><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman;font-family:Times;font-size:100%;" ><a name="LETTER.BLOCK10"></a></span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-28065989169619704132011-07-18T16:56:00.006-04:002011-12-12T10:31:09.898-05:00Milestone Presents Check to James Madison High School<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F0JeLgpJz48/TiSieh5iDnI/AAAAAAAAADM/pZGopBkGbFI/s1600/SAM_0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F0JeLgpJz48/TiSieh5iDnI/AAAAAAAAADM/pZGopBkGbFI/s400/SAM_0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630804079499415154" border="0" /> <span style="font-size:78%;"> (pictured, Milestone Project Manager Cris Hernandez and John Lingenfelter)</span></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">RESTON, VA- Milestone presented a $25,000 check to James Madison High School last weekend. The check was presented to the school’s Director of Student Activities, John Lingenfelter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The new tower will replace an existing light pole on the School’s football stadium. The structure will be the 27th wireless facility to be built on a Fairfax County Public School.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The wireless infrastructure program has generated more than $5 million in revenue for the school system in the past ten years and currently generates $1 million a year in re-occurring income.</span>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-17303507338217531102011-07-18T16:25:00.006-04:002011-07-18T16:37:44.425-04:00Milestone Completes Thoreau Middle School Treepole Construction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wtiipEtT3tw/TiSY36HiHEI/AAAAAAAAADE/dJrJsKlnPT8/s1600/THoreau2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wtiipEtT3tw/TiSY36HiHEI/AAAAAAAAADE/dJrJsKlnPT8/s400/THoreau2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630793520381041730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlpyMIuZJDM/TiSYyPxWN9I/AAAAAAAAAC8/eC48RxFzVqo/s1600/Thoreau1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlpyMIuZJDM/TiSYyPxWN9I/AAAAAAAAAC8/eC48RxFzVqo/s400/Thoreau1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630793423114352594" /></a><br /><br />RESTON, VA- Milestone recently completed the construction of a 125’ wireless treepole at Thoreau Middle School in Fairfax. The facility was designed to blend in with the existing school campus. Landscaping has been planted around the facility’s equipment compound to further mitigate visual impact.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-32318584259245663432011-07-14T17:28:00.011-04:002011-07-15T10:36:18.003-04:00Milestone Doubles Land Bank<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gzSZb4uO3CM/TiBQVEN2JmI/AAAAAAAAACk/A4lkManu-8Y/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-14%2Bat%2B5.30.07%2BPM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gzSZb4uO3CM/TiBQVEN2JmI/AAAAAAAAACk/A4lkManu-8Y/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-14%2Bat%2B5.30.07%2BPM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629587857052411490" /></a><br />RESTON, VA- Milestone continues to expand its footprint in the Washington Metropolitan region. The company recently doubled its land bank portfolio, bringing the number of prospective cell phone towers to over 600. Milestone entered a master lease agreement with Maryland's Prince George's County Public Schools this winter, adding 75 new potential tower locations. Additionally, Milestone has been diversifying its portfolio and recently signed marketing agreements with several private landowners, including JBG Rosenfeld Retail and Combined Properties.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-60796946041282004972011-07-14T17:22:00.002-04:002011-07-14T17:27:03.170-04:00Milestone Equity Fund Raises $10 MillionRESTON, VA - Milestone has recently raised $10 million from more than 50 investors in its third equity fund named Milestone Towers LPIII. Milestone develops wireless communication towers in the Metro Washington Area and has raised over $20 Million in equity capital since 2000.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-25754205477405696182011-03-29T08:59:00.003-04:002011-07-18T17:21:35.512-04:00Milestone Presents check to Irving Middle School<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h57yXWqi7Bc/TZHYRvzdx9I/AAAAAAAAABw/dmGLp-4HWto/s1600/DSC_0208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h57yXWqi7Bc/TZHYRvzdx9I/AAAAAAAAABw/dmGLp-4HWto/s320/DSC_0208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589486411945199570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(pictured, Milestone project manager Jennifer Bond and Irving Principal Danny Little)</span><br /><br /></div>Milestone presented a $25,000 check to Washington Irving Middle School on Thursday. The check ceremony took place during the stacking of Milestone’s new tower in Fairfax County.<br /><br />School principal, Danny Little, accepted the check. “We will be using the income from the tower to support student use of technology for learning and staff development,” said Little.<br /><br />Milestone is constructing a stealth wireless tower with antennas closely mounted to the pole to minimize visual impact. The Irving tower will be the third tower built on a Fairfax County middle school.<br /><br />This will be the 26th wireless facility to be built on a Fairfax County School. The wireless infrastructure program has generated more than $5 million in revenue for the school system in the past ten years and currently generates $1 million a year in re-occurring income.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-68839652923768667232011-03-11T15:54:00.006-05:002011-03-11T16:03:50.399-05:00Milestone presents check to Fairfax middle school<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CvCHrOijQoc/TXqOLuWXc9I/AAAAAAAAABo/ADHaFe30qdo/s1600/DSC_0177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CvCHrOijQoc/TXqOLuWXc9I/AAAAAAAAABo/ADHaFe30qdo/s320/DSC_0177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582931020150698962" /></a><br /><br />Milestone Communications presented a $30,000 check to Thoreau Middle School on Monday. School Principal, Mark Greenfelder, accepted the check during the stacking of the tower. Milestone is constructing a wireless tower designed to look like a tree that will blend in with the existing school campus. The Thoreau tower will be the first wireless treepole tower on a Fairfax County Public School. <br /><br />“The Funds from the cell tower will be used to develop and support various initiatives that support student learning at Thoreau,” said Greenfelder. “We will create additional staffing positions for much-needed intervention programs to meet the needs of our students. We will also use the cell-tower funds to purchase additional instructional materials and new technologies for our classrooms.” <br /><br />This will be the 25th wireless facility to be built on a Fairfax County School, and will generate over $50,000 in re-occurring annual revenue for the school system. The wireless infrastructure program has generated more than $5 million in revenue for the school system.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-65222275972937753052010-12-03T09:45:00.004-05:002010-12-03T12:35:39.142-05:00Cell phone towers not a danger to childrenThe British Medical Journal published a study in June, which concluded that children whose mothers lived near cell phone towers while pregnant do not have an increased risk of developing Cancer. To read more about the study and it findings from PBS click <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/06/study-cell-phone-towers-not-a-cancer-risk-to-children.html">HERE</a>.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-89148353232722280942010-12-01T15:34:00.007-05:002010-12-01T15:41:33.795-05:00Cellular network collapse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZmeUIeX6aO4/TPayndSJJZI/AAAAAAAAABI/ivWEqNuXkJY/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-12-01%2Bat%2B3.39.27%2BPM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZmeUIeX6aO4/TPayndSJJZI/AAAAAAAAABI/ivWEqNuXkJY/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-12-01%2Bat%2B3.39.27%2BPM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545816382098711954" border="0" /></a><br />The Washington Post wrote about the possible "cellular network collapse" in this week's Science section.<br /><br />Read the entire article <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/11/29/ST2010112905192.html">HERE<br /></a>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-23797259254398147142010-11-29T11:43:00.001-05:002010-11-29T11:45:35.130-05:00Rachel Carson Middle School Receives $25K from Milestone Communications<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; ">Carson Middle to receive funds for having wireless communications tower placed on the property.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; ">Click <a href="http://herndon.patch.com/articles/rachel-carson-middle-school-receives-25k-from-milestone-communications" target="_blank">here</a> for the full story.</span></div>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-72786445956884509442010-10-22T13:33:00.016-04:002010-10-22T13:55:25.913-04:00Treepole tower approved by Fairfax Planning Commission<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZmeUIeX6aO4/TMHLmM2bErI/AAAAAAAAABA/lIpOPluGNt0/s1600/PHOTO+04.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZmeUIeX6aO4/TMHLmM2bErI/AAAAAAAAABA/lIpOPluGNt0/s320/PHOTO+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530925674532639410" border="0" /></a><br />On Wednesday October 20th, the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved Milestone’s application to construct at 115-foot “treepole” at Thoreau Middle School in Vienna.<br /><br />The tower will be the first telecommunications facility disguised as a tree at a Fairfax County middle school.<br /><br />Four major wireless carriers were co-applicants, including, AT&T, T-mobile and Verizon.<br /><br />Supporters of the proposal testified at the public hearing and expressed frustration with the lack of wireless coverage in the region. Vienna Resident, Kathy Wood told the planning commission that she was unable to telecommute because her cell phone did receive adequate service inside her home.<br /><br />In addition to the enhanced coverage, the tower will bring in re-occurring revenue to Thoreau Middle School and Fairfax County Public Schools from carrier leases.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tbd.com/articles/2010/10/fairfax-county-considers-another-cell-phone-tower-at-middle-school-23841.html">Click here to watch local news coverage. </a>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-43512533995202733502010-09-15T08:37:00.003-04:002010-09-15T08:39:10.855-04:00Watch this news report about stealth wireless infrastructure<a href="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQYan_-CTQ&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQYan_-CTQ&feature=related</a>Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-52829951937866604032010-09-02T14:01:00.001-04:002010-09-02T14:05:46.621-04:00Wireless technology and emergency communications<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZmeUIeX6aO4/TH_nYDdwl-I/AAAAAAAAAA4/EoVP_ho8xmE/s1600/emergency-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZmeUIeX6aO4/TH_nYDdwl-I/AAAAAAAAAA4/EoVP_ho8xmE/s320/emergency-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512378869357778914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Twitter is being credited with rapidly spreading the news about the gunman who took hostages in Silver Spring, MD yesterday. Wireless technology and social media are increasingly playing a key role in emergency communications. People are using their smart phones to spread information in emergency situations.<br /><br />The FCC estimates that one-third of all emergency calls are made from cell phones. Research also shows that 74% of Americans have used mobile devices in emergency situations and have gained valuable help. According to the FCC, 20% of the population has stopped using landlines and uses wireless devices in homes.<br /><br />Text messaging and various forms of social media are also beginning to play a role in emergency communications. According to an American Red Cross survey 20% of adults would try to contact emergency responders via e-mail, text message, web sites, and social media outlets; most believe help will come after they tweet of post asking for help.<br /><br />Dispatchers across the country are looking to update emergency networks to be more compatible with the increasing use of wireless technology to contact emergency services. This month a 911 call center in Iowa became the first one in the country with the ability to receive text messages. Durham County in North Carolina is working on receiving emergency calls via text message and streaming video.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-53906778171200947732010-07-22T12:21:00.002-04:002010-07-22T12:25:16.593-04:00Frederick Schools Profit From TowersThere is a great article in the Washington Examiner showing how Frederick schools are benefiting from wireless infrastructure built by Milestone Communications. A new tree monopole was just installed and both the school and surrounding community are receiving better service, plus income provided by the wireless carriers. Read all about it at:<br /><br /> washingtonexaminer.com/nation/schools-profit-from-new-cell-towers-in-frederick-95695724.html.Milestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512770072442605244.post-39002186915862826012010-05-26T13:39:00.003-04:002010-05-26T13:40:21.092-04:00McLean Citizens Association MeetingMilestone presented to the McLean Citizens Association on May 25th for the new tree pole tower at Longfellow Middle SchoolMilestone Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529403727351939760noreply@blogger.com0