heck for previous versions at the Internet Archive. Yahoo! is not affiliated with the authors of this page or responsible for its content.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PLAN INTRODUCTION II. COMPREHENSIVE MAP SUMMARY 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.

PLAN INTRODUCTION
II.
COMPREHENSIVE MAP SUMMARY
A.

PCS MAP SUMMARY
B.

PCS MAP
C.

PCS MAP TABLE - APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF PROPOSED SITES
D.

CELLULAR PROVIDER (CP) MAP
E.

EXISTING CP FACILITY STRUCTURES TABLE
F.

LETTER FROM OMNIPOINT EXPLAINING OUT-OF-AREA
FREQUENCY EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS
III.
CODE COMPLIANCE
A.

PLAN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE - N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4 [C]6
B.

FUTURE / ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
C.

CO-LOCATION POLICY
D.

LEVEL OF SERVICE
IV.
PUBLIC NEED
A.

LOCAL PUBLIC NEED
B.

GENERAL PUBLIC NEED
V.
CONCLUSION
A.
SUMMARY
B.
FACILITY SUMMARY CHART 2
I.
PLAN INTRODUCTION
In conformance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4(c)6 (the Code), as adopted by the New Jersey
Pinelands Commission in August of 1995, this Comprehensive Plan for Personal Communications
Service (PCS) Communications Facilities in the Pinelands (the Plan) has been prepared and
submitted to provide an overview of the PCS communications facilities proposed within the Pinelands
in areas other than the Regional Growth and Pinelands Town management areas. It is submitted by
communications providers of like services that are identified for the purposes of this Plan as the PCS
Providers (PCSs). The PCSs are defined as those carriers providing fully duplexed voice and data
service in the 1850-1990 MHz range. The Plan signatories are those current PCSs, licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide such service throughout southern New Jersey
including the New Jersey Pinelands, as are ready, willing and able to participated in preparation of
such a plan. The entities holding PCS licenses were identified by International Transcription Services,
Inc. (ITS), the official contractor for search, retrieval and duplication of FCC file materials, from
official FCC records. The signatories are as follows: Sprint Spectrum L.P. (Sprint) and Omnipoint
PCS Entrepreneurs, Inc. (Omnipoint). Broadband PCS licenses within southern New Jersey are also
held by ATT Wireless PCS, Inc., PCS Primeco, L.P., Comcast PCS Communications, Inc., Nextwave
Power Partners Inc. and Rivgam Communicators, L.L.C. however these entities are not signatories
to this plan either because they do not currently provide service under said license or because they
have not participated in the plan drafting process. This plan is intended to comport with, supplement
and enhance the document previously submitted by the Cellular Providers (CPs) known as the
Comprehensive Plan for Wireless Communications Facilities in the Pinelands (CPs Plan).
The PCSs have attempted to design their network in the Pinelands region from the
outside in as requested by the Pinelands Commission. That is, the PCSs have attempted to
provide coverage for as much of the Pinelands as possible from facilities located outside the
Pinelands and only designated facilities within the Pinelands to the extent necessary to complete
the PCS current network plan and provide adequate service to the Pinelands. However, it is
important to note that the Plan, as such, does not include particulars about specific sites, but,
rather, sets forth a framework under which the PCSs and the Pinelands staff can ensure that the
least number criteria is satisfied. It is also important to note that while the "least number"
criteria, as defined by the Code, includes only those facilities located in the Preservation Area
District, the Forest Area, the Special Agricultural Production Area and certain specific Pinelands
Villages, the PCSs have produced a Plan which ensures the "least number" of new facilities
throughout the Pinelands.
In addition to the above, the Code requires that a five (5) and ten (10) year projections of
facilities required by all the PCSs be incorporated in the Plan. The Code further requires that all the
PCSs employ joint use of facilities wherever possible. In order to meet all requirements of the Code
the total number of proposed facilities within the Pinelands was determined by establishing the least
number of facilities necessary to provide adequate reliable service in the Pinelands for each
participating PCS under its current build-out plan. The PCSs considered alternate technologies that
may be available in the near future as well any service provided in the Pinelands by facilities located
outside of the Pinelands while making their collective determination. 3
The Plan, as prepared and submitted, includes:
Description of the joint use of facilities (Sec. III - Code Compliance),
A map outlining the locations of proposed and existing facilities (Sec. II (B) - PCS Map),
Provision for new structures to be used by future carriers (Sec. III (C) - Code Compliance),
Consideration of alternative future technologies (Sec. III (B) - Code Compliance),
Demonstration of use of existing structures where practical (Sec. III - Code Compliance),
Demonstration of consistency with the code siting criteria or a note to demonstrate same at the
time of filing for the individual facility involved (Sec. III - Code Compliance), and
Further description of compliance with the requirements of 7:50-5.4 (c) 6 (Sec. III - Code
Compliance).
The PCSs present this Plan as part of the required process to allow for the provision and
expansion of PCS service within the Pinelands. Such service is required pursuant to each of the PCSs
FCC licenses and by their respective customers. Currently, a significant number of wireless customers
reside in the Pinelands and many more customers travel through the region each day. The customers
use wireless service for both for convenience and out of necessity. As the price of wireless
communication service continues to decline, more and more people use wireless services for
accessibility. More importantly, safety and security are the top reasons listed by customers for
purchasing a phone. Over six hundred thousand (600,000) 9-1-1 calls are made each year in the US
from wireless phones. This benefits not only those who have phones, but also other individuals who
may be in need and benefit from a wireless customer making a call for them. If service does not exist,
calls - whether for convenience or necessity - do not go through. The New Jersey Pinelands
Commission has jurisdiction over one million (1,000,000) acres of property. Currently, much of this
area is not adequately covered and some is not covered at all thereby compromising the safety and
security of those in or traveling through the Pinelands area. The PCSs believe the Plan strikes a
balance between the growing demand for wireless service and the continued protection and public
enjoyment of one of New Jersey's greatest treasures.
The Plan is presented in a form that will facilitate ease of use by the Pinelands Commission
staff, the PCSs, emergency communication service providers, and any future and/or alternate wireless
service providers. It is a concise and accurate representation of the facilities necessary for the
provision of adequate reliable wireless service by all the PCSs throughout the PCSs planed buildout
area in the Pinelands during the next ten (10) years. 4
II.
"COMPREHENSIVE MAP"
A.

PCS MAP SUMMARY
The Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) requires any communication company
that proposes a communication facility outside of the "unrestricted" area of the Pinelands to prepare a
"Comprehensive Plan" for all of the existing and proposed facilities within the Pinelands in accordance
with Section 7:50-5.4(c)6 of the Pinelands CMP. As a result of the Personal Communication Services
providers (PCSs) needs to provide for communication facilities outside of the "unrestricted" regions of
the Pinelands, this comprehensive PCS Plan, in accordance with Section 7:50-5.4(c)6 of the Pinelands
CMP, outlining the PCSs development plan for communication facilities within the Pinelands, has been
submitted to the Pinelands Commission. The following summary outlines the content of the
comprehensive PCS Map submitted by the PCSs for approval as part of the above PCS Plan.
The PCS Map prepared by the PCSs builds on the Cellular Provider (CP) Comprehensive Map
(CP Map) and provides the greatest detail when consulted in conjunction with the previously approved
CP Map. Said CP Map is reprinted herein at Sec. II (D).
Section 7:50-5.4 of the Pinelands CMP effectively divides the New Jersey Pinelands into three
regions governing the development of communication facilities.
The first region, covering the Regional Growth and Pinelands Town Areas, is effectively
"unrestricted". This region allows the PCSs to build facilities with associated structures to any height
necessary to meet radio frequency design requirements, with no defined height limit or no limit on the
number of structures in the region. This region is shown on the CP Map, previously submitted by the
CPs and included here with at Sec II (D), as the red shaded areas.
The second region, covering the Agricultural Production Area, Regional Development Area, and
Select Villages, is defined a