Substantial evidence to demonstrate that no existing facility is suitable shall
consist of any of the following:
a) An affidavit demonstrating that the applicant made diligent
efforts to install or co-locate on existing towers and other existing
structures within a 1km radius in rural area or 500 m in urban area
of the proposed tower site, as determined by a qualified radio
frequency engineer.
b) An affidavit demonstrating that existing towers and structures
located within a 1 km radius (rural area) or 500 m (urban area) of
the proposed tower site don’t have the capacity to provide
reasonable technical service consistent with the applicant’s
technical system.
c) Written technical evidence from a qualified structural engineer
that existing towers and structures within a 1km radius (rural
area) or 500 m (urban area) of the proposed tower site are not of
sufficient height to meet the applicable requirements.
d) Written technical evidence from a qualified structural engineer
that existing towers and structures within the area don’t have
sufficient structural strength to support the proposed facility.
e) A written statement from a qualified telecommunications
engineer submitting technical evidence showing that the existing
towers and structures within the geographic search area are
incompatible
due
to
electromagnetic
/radiofrequency
interference and that antenna on the existing tower or structure
cannot be relocated on the existing structure to accommodate
additional users.
f) An affidavit that the fees or costs required by the owner to share
an existing tower or structure within geographic search area, or to
adapt an existing tower or structure within the area are
unreasonable. Costs exceeding new tower development are
presumed to be unreasonable.
g) The applicant demonstrates that there are other limiting factors
that render existing towers and structures within a 1km radius
(rural area) or 500m (urban area) of the proposed tower site
unsuitable.
4.2.5 Co-location on existing infrastructures
4.2.5.1 RURA also requires that existing mobile sites are similarly be made
available for site sharing. Accordingly, a Licensee may request to share an
existing mobile site of another Licensee. In this regard, the licensees shall
endeavor to cooperate in order to facilitate the prompt and efficient
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