Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan - 2013

Introduction Over the past twenty years, cell phone usage has increased dramatically and cell phones have evolved into a basic communications device for our society. Many consumers no longer maintain a traditional landline service, but instead use cell phones exclusively. In addition to the growing number of people using cell phones and with the introduction of the smart phone, cell service providers have expanded beyond traditional voice service to offer text messaging, e‐mail, web browsing, and video entertainment. These additional services have led to a spectrum demand that is quickly outpacing the existing capacity of telecommunication facilities. Morrisville has experienced rapid population growth, which has increased the population by nearly 280% since the 2000 U.S. Census. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Morrisville had a 2010 population of 18,576 and presently the Planning Department estimates the population at just over 20,000. Currently, Morrisville’s estimated build‐out population is 25,000. As the initial Morrisville Community Preference Survey (CPS) from October 2011indicates (see Appendix F ), 51% of the respondents owned two or more hand‐held mobile devices. Additionally, from that same CPS, 90% of the respondents’ households owned two (2) or more hand‐held mobile devices, with 10% of those households owning six (6) or more hand‐held devices. Moreover, the expectation is that those numbers will only increase, which will lead to an increasing demand on the telecommunication facility capacity within Morrisville.

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