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Telecom
Two years inside a top-tier telecom contractor, as told by a foreman who came up through the ranks: the chaos that manufactures overtime, the 61-cent squeeze on subcontractors, and why the one word that explains all of it is disrespect.
1 min read · Updated Aug 2026
Certification & Careers
No one starts on the tower. What year one actually looks like: the ground work, the certs that get you through the gate, honest pay ranges, and what separates the climbers who make year two.
7 min read · Updated Aug 2026
Certification & Careers
No invented salary numbers. The real W2 and 1099 ranges from our salary guide, and the actual mechanism by which certifications move a tower climber’s pay: gate access, tier scope, and slowdown survival.
7 min read · Updated Aug 2026
RF Safety
After more than a decade working in telecom construction and RF engineering, I've witnessed firsthand what happens when tower technicians don't understand ...
15 min read · Updated Jul 2026
Telecom
Exclusive industry intel from field managers and senior technicians reveals systemic safety failures, wage suppression tactics, and the untold cost of carr...
12 min read · Updated Jul 2026
Telecom
After more than a decade working in telecom infrastructure and construction, I've witnessed firsthand how confined space incidents devastate careers, famil...
17 min read · Updated Jul 2026
Telecom
Over the past 18 months, wireless infrastructure legislation has undergone significant evolution, reshaping how construction crews, RF engineers, and telec...
15 min read · Updated Jul 2026
Industry News
Wireless carriers are tightening contractor margins by an average of 18-22% over the past 36 months, creating a cascading wage compression problem that is ...
11 min read · Updated Jun 2026
OSHA
The telecom tower inspection industry stands at an inflection point. For over three decades, the primary method for assessing tower structural integrity, a...
11 min read · Updated Jun 2026
Certification & Careers
You're exhausted. Another 12-hour shift climbing towers in remote locations, no stable internet, unpredictable schedules, and zero time for traditional cla...
12 min read · Updated Jul 2026
RF Safety
Radio frequency exposure is invisible but real. Learn how to read RF zones, when to request a site shutdown, and the PPE that actually protects telecom workers.
5 min read · Updated Jun 2026
Industry News
A 43% spike in fall-related fatalities among telecom tower workers during industry contractions reveals a brutal pattern: when revenue tightens, safety mar...
16 min read · Updated Jun 2026
OSHA 10 vs OSHA 30 — which card does your job require #towerclimber #safetytraining #construction #telecominstagram · Aug 20
Choker, vertical, basket — same sling, three capacities #towerclimber #safetytraining #construction #telecominstagram · Aug 19
Competent person vs qualified person #towerclimber #safetytraining #construction #telecominstagram · Aug 18
Fall arrest vs restraint vs positioning — three different systems #towerclimber #safetytraining #construction #telecominstagram · Aug 17
