Telecommunications Lease Rates for State Facilities/Properties

Government entities and non-state entities can access guidelines and rates for telecommunications, including radio, public safety radio, television and cellular communication.

Guided Steps

    1. Commercial
      • Radio, Television, Cellular service where services are provided for resale (customer is charged in some manner, fees, rents, advertising, etc).
      • Any non-governmental entity where services are not resold.
    2. Public/Non-Commercial
      • A Non-Commercial user must show a broad public benefit for leasing the space at a reduced rate.
      • Services provided are not for resale:
        • 2-way radio
        • Emergency service agencies (DWR, Caltrans, CDF, CalOES - PSC, Parks, Fish & Game, DOJ, Corrections, CYA, CHP, National Guard, FBI, US Coast Guard, US Weather Service, USFS, local agencies providing emergency service)
        • Public service agencies which provide services to the broad, general public (state, federal, local agencies, and non-profit organizations)
    1. Telecommunications Facility Lease
      1. Space (land or rooftop) is leased to construct or install a telecommunications vault or equipment shelter to place equipment, antenna space (tower or pole or RF umbrella) and peripheral equipment (ac, generators, solar panels, propane tanks, batteries etc).
      2. Space in a state building or on rooftop with placement of Lessee’s equipment in a rack or closet or small equipment cabinet.
    2. Telecommunications Vault Lease
      1. Rack and antenna space in the state’s vault and tower. Vault Space (includes one rack space or any portion of a rack space) and tower/antenna space.   Road maintenance, commercial and emergency power may be included or at an additional cost.

  3. Use the U.S. Census Bureau California County Total Population data to determine the geographical location category within one mile radius of project site:

    Source: US Census Bureau, 2016 Population Estimates Program

    This chart can be viewed on the web at Glossary (census.gov) with additional city data.

    Ultra Urban All ultra urban (Urbanized) areas within the downtown area of Northern California counties such as: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara along with Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties; an area with population of 50,000 or more designated by the Bureau of the Census.
    Urban Cluster Category 2: All areas defined as “Urban” in 23 U.S.C. 101: “an area with population of 2,500 - 50,000 designated by the Bureau of the Census” 
    Rural Category 3: Remaining areas, an area with population of less than 2,500.

    Counties listed can include all categories depending on where the site is located within the County; determine where your site is located to determine the category.

    Mountain top locations will be evaluated on a case by case basis to determine how remote the location is in the respective County. Consideration will be given according to access such as dirt paved, paved road, the distance from a main road, or the degree of difficulty to get to the site.

  4. Determine the rent from the appropriate Commercial or Public/Noncommercial pricing guideline below based on type of lease.

Commercial or Public/Noncommercial Pricing Guidelines Based on Type of Lease

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TELECOM GROUND/FACILITY LEASE
Telecommunications Pricing Guideline – Public/Non-Commercial and Commercial

DEFINITIONS:

Macrocell: Facility with 9 or more antennas and/or fenced area with equipment building or concrete pad space and space required for the foundation of the monopole or tower, when combined exceeds 500 square feet, not to exceed 16 antennas or 2,500 square feet. 
Minicell: Facility with 4 to 8 antennas and/or fenced area containing equipment building or concrete pad space and space required for the foundation of the monopole or tower, when combined is in excess of 300 square feet but less than 500 square feet.
Microcell: Facility with 1 to 3 antennas and/or fenced area with equipment building or concrete pad space and space required for the foundation of the monopole or tower, when combined is less than 300 square feet.

If the proposed facility exceeds one category by the number of antennas or the amount of square footage requested, the facility will be classified in the next higher category.

Carriers requesting a facility with more than 16 antennas or a fenced area exceeding 2,500 square feet must pay a higher rate than the pricing matrix dictates. 

Adjustments in the rate, increase or decrease, whenever equipment area or the number of antennas changes (e.g. carrier removes one antenna from a total of 4, changing the site from a Minicell to a Microcell).

BASE GROUND FEE

TYPE

 July 1, 2022 July 1, 2023  July 1, 2024 July 1, 2025  July 1, 2026

MACROCELL

 

 

 

  

Ultra Urban (Cat 1)

$ 68,292.00 

 $ 70,340.76  $ 72,450.98  $ 74,624.51  $ 76,863.25 

Urban (Cat 2)

 $ 47,280.00  $ 48,698.40  $ 50,159.35  $ 51,664.13  $ 53,214.06 

Rural (Cat 3)

 $ 28,896.00  $ 29,762.88  $ 30,655.77  $31,575.44  $ 32,522.70 

MINICELL

 

 

 

    

Prime Urban (Cat 1)

 $ 54,636.00  $ 56,275.08  $ 57,963.33  $ 59,702.23   $ 61,493.30 

Urban (Cat 2)

 $ 38,868.00 
 $ 40,034.04  $41,235.06  $ 42,472.11   $ 43,746.28 

Rural (Cat 3)

 $ 27,840.00  $ 28,675.20  $ 29,535.46  $ 30,421.52   $ 31,334.17 

MICROCELL

 

 

 

    

Prime Urban (Cat 1)

 $ 44,124.00  $ 45,447.72  $ 46,811.15  $ 48,215.49   $ 49,661.95 

Urban (Cat 2)

 $ 31,524.00  $ 32,469.72  $ 33,443.81  $ 34,447.13   $ 35,480.54 

Rural (Cat 3)

 $ 23,112.00  $ 23,805.36  $ 24,519.52  $ 25,255.11   $ 26,012.76 

Note: These are the Department of General Services telecommunication rate guidelines and are subject to change. Rates currently increase at a rate of 3% annually.

FY 2023-2024 ANNUAL FEES

VAULT RACK SPACE
Per Rack (2’ width x 2’ depth, 7’ height)

Type

Rural

Under 2,500 Population

Urban

2,500 – 50,000 Population

Ultra Urban

Over 50,000 Population

Public/Non-Commercial

$5,455/yr

$455/mo

$7,660/yr

$638/mo

$12,066/yr

$1,006/mo

Commercial

$8,816/yr

$735/mo

$11,017/yr

$918/mo

$17,185/yr

$1,432/mo

**Prices above do not include antennas.  Add cost of antennas based on pricing below.

ANTENNAS
(Public/Non-Commercial and Commercial)

 Type

Annual Rates 

Monthly Rates 

(Rounded to nearest dollar for monthly rates)
 YAGI $1,566 $130

Panel antenna

$1,732

 $144
Exposed Dipole (Whip) Antenna $1,732 $144

GPS Antenna (not to exceed 1’)

$240

 $20

Microwave dishes

    
  • 2’ Diameter
 $408 $34
  •  2.5’ Diameter
 $470 $40
  • 3’ Diameter

$936

 $78
  • 4’ Diameter
 $1,680 $140
  • 6’ Diameter
 $3,792 $316
  • 8’ Diameter

$6,732

$561
  • 10’ Diameter
 $10,512 $876

 

Additional Fees

Storage space (all occupied floor/wall space) $1.60 per foot/month

Tower Mounted Ice Shields $142 per month

Transmitter/receiver power and connection to state-owned multi-coupler & combiner systems included in rack rent unless excessive.

If excessive:  Per Transmitter* $113.00 per month

*Transmitter is a "general" term that includes repeaters, DAS, network multiplexers, microwave stations and large power supplies/chargers.

Note: These are the Department of General Services telecommunication rate guidelines and are subject to change. Rates currently increase at a rate of 3% annually.

**Apply 50% Discount to final total for Emergency Response Cooperators**