In This Issue                              Issue 2, Volume 1

• Introduction
• 4th Quarter Rush
• Project Manager Profile
• Project Management Process
• Jurisdiction Outreach Program
• Website Redesign
• Contacts
• Our Statement

Welcome to our second issue of “ The PG&E Wire ”, developed as a means to increase the level of communication between PG&E and our wireless customers. We hope that you find this newsletter a worthwhile addition to the information you receive through your regular contact with us.

October is here and the end of 2004 is approaching quickly! As we all know the end of the year is a hectic time with work demands and the upcoming holidays. The fourth quarter is the busiest time for the construction of wireless sites, and Telecom Business Development is ready to take on the demand! Our project management team has been working hard for the past nine months to make sure that your sites will be constructed on-time by year-end. Please make sure to let us know how we can assist you during this busy season to meet your year-end goals.

We'd like to introduce Ben Hilderbrand, the newest member of our project management team. Ben's over 6 years of project management experience serving the wireless industry spans from design to construction. Ben entered the wireless industry by providing architectural and engineering services to carriers in the San Francisco market in 1998. Ben joined Sprint PCS in 2000 as a Wireless Implementation Engineer, where he focused on managing site construction activities for multiple Bay Area projects. Ben joined hands with the Metro PCS team in 2003 where he acted as the San Francisco Bay Area Construction Manager. After managing close to two hundred projects through construction, Ben decided to shift his efforts toward the vendor side of the industry and joined Pacific Gas & Electric in 2004. On working for Pacific Gas & Electric, Ben says, "PG&E is entering into a new era. We are breaking through the boundaries that are generally surrounding traditional utility business structure. This shift creates learning and advancing opportunities--both personally and professionally. PG&E truly is a great place to work."

Our team has developed a project management process in order to make it faster and easier to construct your wireless sites on PG&E infrastructure. A quick overview of that process is described below.

Road Show is a Success!

In our last issue, we discussed PG&E's efforts to reach out to cities and counties about our telecommunications program. Our booth at the California League of Cities Annual Conference and Expo on September 17-18 in Long Beach was a big success. There were lots of city officials who were not aware of our program. We explained how they could maintain the aesthetics of their communities and improve cellular coverage by siting antennas on existing structures such as transmission towers. We spoke with mayors and city council members across our service territory, from Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo in the south, to Yuba City and Redding in the north, and lots of other cities in between.

We are in the process of re-designing our website to serve you better. Our new site at www.pge.com/telecommunications will feature the ability to download forms, guidelines, and our marketing brochure; provide links to our newsletters, annual report and tower locator ( www.pge.com/towerlocator ); and provide a list of department contacts. We hope that the new site will provide an easier and faster way for you to get the information you need.

PG&E remains committed to actively partnering with the wireless industry and the communities we serve. Should you have any questions regarding our wireless siting program, we are always available to discuss them with you. Please feel free to contact us at:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Telecom Business Development
PO Box 770000, MC: B26L
San Francisco, CA 94177
Office: 415-973-3849
Fax: 415-973-3884
E-mail: towersite@pge.com

What would you like to see in future issues of The PG&E Wire? Please submit your ideas to us at towersite@pge.com .

Telecommunications Business Development is a client-centric sales, operations and construction team that actively manages the PG&E property and existing structures that we license/lease to telecommunications service providers. We provide regional and environmentally friendly network solutions under a unique process administered by our professional and knowledgeable team that proves to our clients that our primary focus is earning their business.