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CITY OF DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS FACII.ITY PROJECT S�RY Corporate Structure of Petitioner PrimeCo Personal Communication, L.P. (PrimeCo), is a Delaware Limited Partnership whose facilities and operations are licensed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and regulated by the Federal Aviation AdministraLion (FAA). Their main business is providing wireless communication services to the public in regional markets across the United States. PrimeCo has been awarded a license to provide Personal Communication Service (PCS) to the Decatur area in competition with existing cellular telephone providers. PrimeCo Personal Communications is headquartered in Wesdake, Texas and is a limited partnership between Airtouch, Bell Atlantic, TIYNEX and U.S. West. Personal Communications Services Personal Communications Services or"PCS" is a new technology that will deliver superior communications services than that of the current analog systems, including telephone, voice paging and advanced messaging and data communications. The FCC uses the term"broadband PCS"to describe portable telephones and high speed data services (such as wireless modems in personal computers), and the term"narrowband PCS" to describe advanced two-way messaging and the lower speed data services. PrimeCo has been awazded a federal license to provide these services to the area. The convenience and personal safety benefits of cellular phones and pagers have created a tremendous demand for wireless communication services. The consensus forecast for wireless services in the United States is that within the next decade 40-50 percent of the population will own a portable phone or pager. In response to this demand, the FCC has designated and auctioned radio spectrums across the country for PCS providers to deliver digital voice, advanced messaging and data communications services. PCS licensees will increasingly compete with existing cellular and paging services, giving consumers higher quality service, more choices and lower prices. PCS systems will be built over the next decade in virtually every area of the United States. Indeed, the FCC has mandated that all PCS licensees substantially complete construction of their respective communications systems in an expeditious and timely manner. Like the cellular systems currently in place, PCS technology requires a series of low power antennas, each serving a limited geographic area. PCS communications facilities will operate in radio spectrums currendy being used by public service agencies, railroads and utilities for their internal communications needs. 1