Sustainability of Wireless Tower Business

http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/at-t-s-keathley-current-wireless-tower-business-model-not-sustainable-task-force

Alternatives exist for the carriers to build sites on private property (e.g. church sites). The carriers have sold their sites to the tower companies over the past 10 years and have now lost control over them. Tension between carriers and tower companies will continue to rise but change to this model is not likely. The carriers created it.