American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT)

116 Huntington Ave., 11th Fl.
Boston, MA 02116 (Map)
Phone: 617-375-7500
Fax: 617-375-7575
http://www.americantower.com

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Overview

American Tower hopes to take its business to new heights. The tower management firm operates about 26,000 broadcast and communications towers, wireless towers, and distributed antenna systems in the US, Brazil, and Mexico. The company rents space on towers and rooftop antenna systems to wireless carriers and radio and TV broadcasters, who use the infrastructure to offer their own services. American Tower also offers some tower-related services: it provides site acquisition for new tower construction, performs structural analyses for carriers to determine if a tower can support additional equipment, and offers zoning and permitting services.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: AMT)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £1,100.5
1-Year Sales Growth 9.4%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £239.8
1-Year Net Income Growth 516.6%
2008 Employees 1,198
1-Year Employee Growth 6.6%
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Chairman, President, and CEO James D. (Jim) Taiclet Jr.
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EVP International Operations and President, Latin America William H. (Hal) Hess
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EVP and CFO Thomas A. (Tom) Bartlett
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