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To: david waitt who wrote (681)	4/11/1998 8:54:00 PM
From: Richard Nelson	Respond to of 3376

<Why does Metricom use streetlights to mount their radios? Couldn't power poles or telephone poles be used? It would seem these poles would be more numerous and maybe easier to get access to...> In the municipality I live in the light poles are owned by the electric co and leased to the city. Most "telephone poles" are owned by the electric co as most of the wires on the pole are carrying electric power. Telcos & cable cos lease space on them. I think you will find this is the typical case in most cities.