Independent RF engineering and technical analysis for municipalities, property owners, and legal teams navigating complex wireless infrastructure decisions.
Lease proposals arrive with equipment descriptions, power specifications, and modification rights written by carrier legal teams. What they contain and what they mean for your property over 25 years are two different things. We close that distance.
Independent analysis of proposed leases, amendments, and renewal terms. We identify provisions that transfer risk to the property owner, verify technical specifications, and document what you are agreeing to before you agree to it.
Evaluation of equipment changes, power increases, and RF exposure impacts from carrier network modernization. We document what is changing, what it means for your property, and whether your lease obligates you to permit it.
Technical review of carrier upgrade proposals to determine whether changes qualify as minor modifications or require approval as substantial changes affecting lease terms and property conditions.
Independent compliance verification ensuring installations meet FCC safety standards. We measure actual emissions, document exposure zones, and provide reports that protect property owners against liability.
Verification that installed equipment matches lease terms and approved configurations. We identify unauthorized equipment, excessive space usage, and undisclosed modifications that affect property value and owner liability.
Analysis of lease terms, market comparables, and carrier proposals to ensure compensation reflects actual facility value across equipment additions, space expansions, and infrastructure upgrades.
Wireless carriers submit permit applications under tight federal deadlines, supported by licensed engineers and regulatory staff. Planning departments are expected to evaluate complex technical claims with no equivalent resources on their side. We are those resources.
Technical evaluation of wireless facility applications including zoning compliance, completeness review, and FCC shot clock management. We identify applications that warrant additional scrutiny before deadlines foreclose the option.
On-site RF emission testing and FCC OET-65 compliance documentation. Independent field verification that installations perform within Maximum Permissible Exposure limits as carriers certify.
Independent determination of whether proposed modifications meet substantial change criteria under 47 CFR 1.6100. We evaluate power increases, equipment changes, and structural impacts to confirm correct classification before approvals are granted.
Field verification that installed equipment matches approved permits, including equipment inventory, specification confirmation, and identification of modifications that were never reviewed.
Drafting and updating municipal wireless facility ordinances that preserve local land use authority within federal preemption limits, including design standards and application procedures.
Technical education for planning and public works departments on wireless regulations, Section 6409 criteria, FCC shot clocks, and application review procedures.
When wireless infrastructure disputes reach litigation, the outcome frequently turns on technical credibility. Our licensed engineers have built, inspected, and analyzed these systems for decades. That depth holds up under cross-examination.
We support attorneys, municipalities, and property owners in Section 6409 eligibility disputes, lease agreement breaches, RF compliance claims, unauthorized modifications, and zoning challenges. We provide deposition and trial testimony, technical report preparation, site inspection, evidence gathering, and case strategy consultation from engineers who have worked every side of these transactions.
FCC OET-65 evaluation, Maximum Permissible Exposure modeling, power density calculations, exclusion zone documentation, and compliance certification review.
Section 6409 substantial change analysis, FCC regulatory assessments, environmental standard requirements, and local ordinance compliance verification.
Antenna specification analysis, transmitter configuration documentation, mounting location verification, and comparison of installed equipment against approved plans and lease terms.
Load analysis for equipment additions, power consumption verification, electrical infrastructure review, and building code compliance evaluation.
SCM Advisors has reviewed wireless installations on commercial buildings, self-storage facilities, churches, schools, hospitals, multifamily properties, industrial sites, municipal land, and national real estate portfolios across all 50 states. Every engagement gets the same licensed contractor review, RF engineering analysis, and compliance documentation regardless of property type or deal size.
Whether you manage a single tower lease or a national portfolio, SCM Advisors provides independent technical expertise across every stage of the wireless infrastructure process.