FCC Tower Analytics (USA)
High-level FCC ASR insights: growth trend, new vs removed structures, and top states by activity. Upgrade to unlock filters, exports, deeper drill-downs, and weekly update diffs.
Overview
This page provides aggregated insights from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) dataset for the United States. It helps teams quickly understand tower activity trends without exposing any paid, tower-level exports or deep filtering.
We use FCC registration activity dates (action/entered/received) to build time-series metrics such as new registrations and removals. This page shows USA-wide aggregates and only the Top‑5 states by recent activity.
For full access (filters, exports, owners/contacts, and weekly update diffs), upgrade via the button below.
FCC Tower Growth Trend
Net change per month (new minus removed).
New vs Removed Structures
Monthly constructed vs dismantled towers (stacked).
Top States by FCC Tower Activity
Top‑5 states by FCC application activity (last 12 months), grouped by purpose (NT / AU / MD / Other).
FCC Tower Activity & Applications
FCC Tower Activity Trend (Last 12 Months)
New towers (constructed), removed towers (dismantled), and net change — grouped by month.
Early signal for market growth or contraction based on FCC constructed/dismantled dates.
FCC Application Volume Over Time (Last 12 Months)
Monthly application volume by purpose (NT / AU / MD+DE).
Applications can act as an early signal of future construction or upgrades.
Top States by FCC Tower Activity (Last 12 Months)
Top‑10 states by total activity (new + removed) over the last 12 months.
Highlights where construction and dismantle activity concentrates geographically.
FCC Application Purpose Distribution (Last 12 Months)
Distribution of FCC applications by purpose (NT / AU / MD) over the last 12 months.
Shows market focus: new towers (NT) vs alterations (AU) vs modifications (MD).
Cell Towers by State (USA)
Hover a state to see the number of towers. Click a state to search towers in that state. Counts are based on the latest application per tower (unique registration number).
This interactive map shows how towers are distributed across U.S. states. Darker states indicate a higher concentration of towers.
Source: FCC ASR (registration applications dataset).
Top states by total FCC towers
Count of unique towers by state (latest application per tower).
A simple market-size view — very useful for contractors and operators.
Tower Characteristics
Height Distribution (Histogram, ft)
Two histograms in feet (ft) (FCC applications, last known values): height_of_structure (0–2000ft) and overall_height_amsl (0–8000ft), each split into 20 buckets.
Useful for understanding infrastructure types and planning equipment requirements.
Structure Types
Distribution of structure types (Tower / Pole / Building / …). Aggregated (Top types + Other).
Valuable for contractors to quickly understand what kinds of structures dominate the market.
Top tower owners (Top‑10)
Top owners by total tower count (from aggregated company statistics).
- SPECTRUM SITE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 21,227
- Texas RSA 19 Limited Partnership 12,051
- WORLDCOM INC 7,327
- WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER, LLP 5,203
- CROWN CASTLE 5,078
- ALLTEL Corporation 4,136
- Orange County, NY 3,905
- UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION 3,672
- SPRINTCOM INC DBA = SPRINT PCS 3,592
- Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC 3,510
A quick view of the biggest tower owners by portfolio size.
Insights
- Monthly activity is shown as aggregates only (no drill-down into individual towers on this page).
- Removals combine deregistration and dismantle-related actions to reflect “structures leaving the active pool”.
- Top‑state ranking is limited to Top‑5 on this page to keep it lightweight while reserving deeper drill-downs for full access.
- Use “FCC Tower Search” for location-based lookups, then upgrade for owners, contacts, filters, and exports.
- Paid access includes weekly update diffs to track what changed since the last FCC snapshot.
Upgrade / Full Access
Unlock full access for deep filters, full lists, exports, and weekly FCC updates — while keeping this analytics page lightweight and fast.
- • Full tower-level access with filters (state/city/company/radius)
- • Owner & company insights + contacts
- • CSV exports & reporting
- • Weekly update diffs (what changed since last snapshot)
- • Network planning & RF teams
- • Site acquisition / permitting workflows
- • Market & competitive research
- • Sales and lead generation
FAQ
FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) is a registry of antenna structures that require notification to the FAA and/or registration with the FCC.
This page is built from the latest available FCC activity dates in our dataset. Paid access includes weekly update diffs.
This page is intentionally limited to aggregated insights. Full access unlocks deeper breakdowns and filters.
Exports are available in the full access tier. This page intentionally does not provide tower-level tables or downloads.