1 provide indoor coverage in areas where there are residences, businesses <br />2 and indoor recreational facilities. <br />3 In light of these considerations, AT&T's coverage objectives for this proposed site are: <br />Geographic Area <br />From <br />To <br />Coverage Objective <br />Amazon Drive <br />Hilyard <br />Snell <br />Indoor and outdoor <br />coverage for this 1.3 <br />mile stretch of <br />Amazon Drive <br />Fox Hollow and <br />Amazon Drive <br />Near Donald St. <br />Indoor and outdoor <br />surrounding <br />coverage for the 0.4 <br />neighborhoods <br />square mile area <br />4 4. DETERMINATION OF SEARCH RINGS <br />5 When designing a search ring for a proposed antenna site, radio frequency engineers take into <br />6 consideration the coverage objectives for the site as well as the terrain in and around the area to be <br />7 covered. Since radio frequency broadcasts travel in a straight line and diminish as they travel further <br />8 away from the antennas, it is generally best to place an antenna site near the center of the desired <br />9 coverage area. However, in certain cases, the search ring may be located away from the center of the <br />10 desired coverage area due to the existing coverage, the surrounding terrain or clutter (trees, hills, etc.) <br />11 or other features which might affect the radio frequency broadcasts like buildings or sources of <br />12 electrical interference. <br />13 Based upon these considerations, AT&T identified the search ring that was filed with its <br />14 application for this site. <br />15 5. ALTERNATE SITE ANALYSIS <br />16 When reviewing the properties both inside of and surrounding the search ring for this candidate, <br />17 AT&T considered the three alternate sites identified in the RF Justification, in the section entitled <br />18 "Analyses of Alternate Site Locations", and Exhibits D.1, D.2, E.1, E.2, F.1 and F.2. As indicated in the <br />19 RF Justification, none of the three alternate sites will provide acceptable quality of service in the <br />Declaration of Vicki Littlefield Page 8 <br />CU 14-3 <br />