In This Issue                              Issue 5, Volume 1

• Introduction
• Update: City of Sacramento Ordinance
• PG&E Business Development Profiled in Industry Magazine
• Project Coordinator Profile
• Performance of Modification Work on PG&E Sites
• Knowing the PG&E Process
• Contacts
• Our Statement
• Trivia Question

Welcome to our fifth 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.

Recently, the City of Sacramento amended its zoning ordinance to exempt the installation of panel antennas on electric transmission towers from the conditional use permitting process. The ordinance now reads "Panel Antennas that are mounted on high voltage electrical transmission towers are exempt; provided, that the panel antennas do not exceed the existing tower height by more than 12 feet and that the antennas and any related equipment and any related equipment shelter, building, or cabinet meet all the following criteria:

1. Antenna panels and all brackets and cables shall be painted to match the structure at the point of attachment;
2. Any related equipment building, shelter or cabinet shall be located within the base of the tower upon which the antenna is mounted or within any building located on the same parcel as the tower on which the antenna is mounted or on the ground outside of any required setback or parking area. The director may require that the equipment building, shelter or cabinet be screened."

Business Development continually seeks opportunities to work with local jurisdictions to review and propose changes to zoning ordinances to expedite the permitting process for antenna installations on electric transmission towers. For more information on Business Development's jurisdictional outreach program, please contact Deanna Toy at 415-973-3362 or dct4@pge.com.

The June/July 2005 edition of Above Ground Level (AGL) magazine profiled PG&E Business Development and the partnership with our wireless clients in providing structures for antenna siting. You can read the article in its entirety via the following link:
AGL Article

AGL reports infrastructure, regulatory and financial information for the antenna siting community (www.agl-mag.com).

This quarter’s newsletter features Rosella Maynard, one of our project coordinators. Rosella started her position as a project coordinator in 2000 when Business Development was a relatively new department at PG&E. She was one of two project coordinators hired at the time to manage the growing files and provide support to the project managers. Presently there are five project coordinators who keep an eye on the projects from initial site visit to install. When she began her career at PG&E in 1983, the thought of relocating with wireless service providers was unimagined. Now as the telecom industry and Business Development are thriving, Rosella claims working with wireless carriers is the most enjoyable field she has worked in during her years at PG&E. In her spare time Rosella likes to work around the house, read and listen to music. She has an 18-year old son who just started college this fall.

Wireless carriers are aggressively modifying cell sites in an effort to keep up with the latest technology. Modifications often consist of modifying or adding antennas, antenna supports, coax and brackets. Modifications to ground equipment often include swapping out cabinets, adding additional concrete to existing pads, and replacing fencing. Always contact your PG&E Project Manager prior to modifying any cell site, regardless of how insignificant the change to the site may seem to be. What may seem like an incidental change to equipment may be rather significant to PG&E. Modifications to sites often require the prior review of existing land rights, ground grid revisions, structural analyses, and/or revisions to the existing shut-down procedures. Discussing the scope of work with the PG&E Project Manager early on is the best way to make sure that the process is completed expeditiously.

Business Development Project Managers and Account Managers are happy to educate or refresh you and/or your teams on the process for locating cell sites on PG&E facilities. Part of PG&E’s presentation includes what is needed to get the process started as well as general site layout requirements and restrictions. Presentations can be customized to cover material that is pertinent to a specific functional group within your company (e.g, site acquisition or construction management). If interested, please contact your project manager or account manager to schedule a presentation at your office.

As always, should you have any questions regarding our wireless siting program, please feel free to contact us at the following:

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
www.pge.com/telecommunications

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.

The first email respondent to this question will receive a $10 Starbucks gift certificate. Answers can be found in prior issues of The PG&E Wire. Good Luck!

In what year was PG&E’s telecom business development founded?

Email your responses to towersite@pge.com