Digital phone service, also known as Personal Communication Systems (PCS), is becoming the preferred choice in wireless phone systems. PCS requires a communications transmittal network, which involves the placement of antennae about one mile apart. This report provides information about community reaction in other states to placing a wireless infrastructure in the right-of-way. It provides a general summary of the industry, a general summary of community reaction to wireless infrastructure placed in rights-of-way, and a summary of issues and topics related to community reaction to wireless infrastructure.
The report includes a three-part bibliography that includes essential reading on the topic, items specific to the economic aspects, collocation, and aesthetics of wireless infrastructure, and other selected items that provide background information.
This report summarizes results of an April 2013 survey, as well as two types of ROI produced by the library: tangible and intangible. The Tangible ROI was calculated from dollars and time saved, and indicated that for every $1.00 spent on library staff and materials, $1.90 in benefits were returned to MnDOT. Intangible ROI refers to things we cannot measure, such as the value that library-supplied standards and specifications bring to MnDOT’s construction projects, or the value of knowledge gained through the reading of materials supplied by the library. Based on customer feedback, the Intangible Value returned to MnDOT is significant.
MnDOT Library undertook a library valuation/return on investment (ROI) study in 2013, including an extensive literature review, personal interviews with nationally-recognized experts on academic library valuation, and a MnDOT staff survey on library services.
