St. James Township negotiates an AT&T Font Lake tower lease, 2012

Sources

1. Beaver Island Forum, “CELL PHONE TOWERS,” September 10–12, 2012.
   Residents were still asking when or whether new cellular towers would become operational and described uneven Verizon and AT&T service. This is user testimony, not a technical status report, but it qualifies the February lease proposal: expected coverage should not be treated as completed activation.
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2. Beaver Island Forum, “4 G Cell Phone Service?”, October 16–24, 2012.
   The thread records competing participant accounts about whether township officials had coordinated with emergency services and whether an AT&T or Verizon arrangement would provide island-wide coverage. A later post said St. James had signed papers, while another cautioned that implementation could be one to two years away. These are public claims and expectations, not signed agreements, permits, or technical deployment evidence.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005622
3. Beaver Beacon, February 2012, "News from the Townships."
   Reports proposed one-year setup rent of $500, a 15-foot tower and 20-by-12-foot structure, $1,500 monthly rent for five years, four five-year extensions with 10 percent increases, and expected island coverage. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-02_Beaver-Beacon
4. Beaver Beacon, February 2012, held issue PDF, source scan.
   The held February issue scan confirms the AT&T lease-negotiation report.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-02_Beaver-Beacon