NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure construction, service and maintenance industries.
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NATE Applauds Passage of “One Big Beautiful Bill”
“NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association applauds the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). After years of gridlock, [...]
NATE Statement on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s Build America Agenda
For Immediate Release: July 2, 2025 Sioux Falls, SD) – The following statement can be attributed to Todd Schlekeway, President & [...]
Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP)
#ClimberConnection Video
The #ClimberConnection video includes an informative conversation between host Sean Gilhooley, Deb Bennett from WIA, and Joel Hightower from Hightower Communications regarding the value of apprenticeships in the communications infrastructure industry. The video is intended to provide guidance to the industry’s employers and employee workforce regarding the TIRAP technical assistance, training pathways, training resources, support, and access to incentive funding available for registered Employer Sponsors.
View the #ClimberConnection video series.
Climber Connection Videos
About WIN
The Wireless Industry Network (WIN) is a coast-to-coast grassroots program designed to promote NATE’s regional, state and local efforts, support existing state and national wireless organizations and facilitate communication between all stakeholders in the wireless industry.
WIN consists of a nationwide network of Regional Ambassadors and State Liaisons who are devoted to NATE’s mission and are passionate about expanding the Association’s message of safety, quality, standards and education in order to reach all stakeholders in the wireless ecosystem.
WIN encompasses eight regions within the United States: Pacific, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, Great Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast, Atlantic Coast and Southeast, and also includes a provincial grassroots structure in Canada as well as a presence in the Bahamas, Brazil, and Guam.
Through the Wireless Industry Network program, NATE is committed to winning the day… all day, every day!
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