Pole 1298494 — Laurel, MD

At 29 m, structure 1298494 is about half of the 54 m average across the 209 structures registered in Prince George's County. It is about 41% of the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 58 m, which puts the top of the structure 87 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Laurel in Prince George's County, Maryland, at coordinates 39.08956, -76.85811, with the site address filed as "8550 Catalpa Street". Prince George's County has 209 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 145 of them are marked constructed. Maryland as a whole has 1,911 registrations, the 33rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Baltimore, MD · 1044237, a guyed tower at 390 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1298494 on Jun 14, 2017. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,312 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists Cellco Partnership of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003290673. Across the registry it holds 7,050 structure registrations, the 2nd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1,879 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AEA-5903-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".