American Tower Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
116 Huntington Ave., 11th Fl., Boston, MA 02116-5749, United States
(617)375-7500, (617)375-7575 fax, http://www.americantower.com

Primary SIC: Communication Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: Other Telecommunications
Description: American Tower Corporation was created in 1995 and went public in1998. American Tower is a holding company that conducts its operations through directly- and indirectly-owned subsidiaries. The company's principal United States operating subsidiaries are American Towers Inc. and SpectraSite Communications LLC. Since the company's inception, its communications site portfolio has grown through acquisitions, long-term lease arrangements, development and construction, and through mergers with and acquisitions of other tower operators, increasing the size of American Tower's portfolio to over 23,700 communications sites. The company operates in two business segments: rental and management, and network development services. The rental and management segment consists of American Tower's domestic and international site leasing business, including the operation of wireless communications towers, broadcast communications towers and DAS networks as well as rooftop management. This segment is also responsible for managing the company's over 23,000 wireless communication towers located in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and India. Through the network development services segment, the company offers tower-related services, including site acquisition, zoning and permitting services, and structural analysis services. American Tower is headquartered in Boston, Mass.Communications: Operates, manages, and leases broadcast and communications towers.