Mr. Byrne is a founder and Chief Executive Officer of TowerCo, LLC, owners of more than 3000 communications towers. Prior to forming TowerCo, Byrne served as President of the tower division of SpectraSite Communications, which owned over 8,000 towers. Previously, he served as national director of business development at Nextel Communications Inc. where he was responsible for the industry's first major sale of 2,000 towers and a 1,700 site Build-To-Suit commitment.

"PCIA is pleased to add Richard to our Board of Directors," said Michael Fitch, President and CEO of PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association. "Richard has extensive experience in our industry. His insight makes him a valuable addition to the association Board, and I look forward to working with him."

About PCIA

PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association is a non-profit national trade association representing the companies that make up the wireless telecommunications infrastructure industry. Its members include the carriers, infrastructure providers and professional services firms that own and manage more than 120,000 telecommunications facilities throughout the world. To learn more, visit www.pcia.com.

About TowerCo

TowerCo was founded in 2004 by Tailwind Capital and industry veterans Richard Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, and Scot Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer, to meet the infrastructure needs of wireless service providers by developing, owning and leasing communication towers. Soros Strategic Partners invested in TowerCo in December 2005, in 2007 Vulcan Capital and Stone Tower Capital both invested in the Company. Currently TowerCo has exclusive contracts to build towers directly for carriers throughout the U.S. TowerCo is based in Cary, N.C. For additional information please visit www.towerco.com.