HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230439 233 Lake Verizon Antenna OklahomaTrack_NonInterferenceLetter_20230602 Network Engineering Group
225 Jordan Road
Troy, New York 12180
Network Engineering - UPNY
1275 John Street, Suite 100
West Henrietta, New York 14586
June 2, 2023
City of Saratoga Springs
Planning Board
City Hall, 474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
RE: Oklahoma Track Telecommunications Facility - Special Use Permit
Application of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Public Utility/Personal Wireless Service Facility located at 233 Lake Avenue
Ladies and Gentlemen:
With respect to the above application, and in accordance with applicable provisions of the
Telecommunications Facilities and Towers provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Saratoga Springs, Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) operates
Wireless Communications Fourth Generation (4G) Services, Personal Communication Service
(PCS) and/or Cellular Radiotelephone Services network authorized by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to provide state of the art digital and/or cellular wireless
communications in many parts of the nation, including upstate New York. Verizon Wireless'
operations and network are licensed and regulated by the FCC.
Verizon Wireless' radio equipment is designed to transmit frequencies only within the allocated
frequency bands and each transmitter is carefully adjusted to comply with FCC regulations for
power output and frequency. These procedures prevent interference with other radio services,
public safety communications, airport navigation, cordless phones, computers and other
community office or residential household appliances.
The incidence of these transmissions causing interference with other radio service is rare. All
other radio communication services, including broadcast radio and television, are assigned to
specific frequency bands, separate and distinct from cellular and other frequencies. For instance
AM Radio operates between 0.5 -1.5 MHz and VHF Television operates between 54 - 215 MHz.
In addition, receivers for other services are similarly designed to prevent interference from out of
band service. In the unlikely event that malfunctioning equipment or improper settings are
shown to cause interference with an existing service, Verizon Wireless would be required, under
the conditions of its FCC license, to take immediate steps to correct any problems.
Thank you for considering this application.
Very truly yours,
Rick Andras
Radio Frequency (RF) Design Engineer