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General
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
General [Abstract]  
General
1. GENERAL

SBA Communications Corporation (the "Company" or "SBA") was incorporated in the State of Florida in March 1997. The Company is a holding company that holds all of the outstanding capital stock of SBA Telecommunications, Inc. ("Telecommunications"). Telecommunications is a holding company that holds the outstanding capital stock of SBA Senior Finance, Inc. ("SBA Senior Finance") and SBA Towers III, an operating subsidiary that is not a party to any loan agreement. SBA Senior Finance is a holding company that holds, directly or indirectly, the equity interest in certain subsidiaries that issued Secured Tower Revenue Securities Series 2010-1 (the "2010-1 Tower Securities") and the Secured Tower Revenue Securities Series 2010-2 (the "2010-2 Tower Securities" and together with the 2010-1 Tower Securities, the "2010 Tower Securities") and certain subsidiaries that were not involved in the issuance of the 2010 Tower Securities. With respect to the subsidiaries involved in the issuance of the 2010 Tower Securities, SBA Senior Finance is the sole member of SBA Holdings, LLC and SBA Depositor, LLC. SBA Holdings, LLC is the sole member of SBA Guarantor, LLC. SBA Guarantor, LLC holds all of the capital stock of the companies included in the 2010 Tower Securities referred to as the "Borrowers" (see Note 13). With respect to subsidiaries not involved in the issuance of the 2010 Tower Securities, SBA Senior Finance holds all of the membership interests in SBA Senior Finance II, LLC ("SBA Senior Finance II") and certain non-operating subsidiaries. SBA Senior Finance II holds, directly or indirectly, all the capital of the International subsidiaries and certain other tower companies (known as "Tower Companies"). SBA Senior Finance II also holds, directly or indirectly, all the capital stock and/or membership interests of certain other subsidiaries involved in providing services, including SBA Network Services, Inc. ("Network Services") as well as SBA Network Management, Inc. ("Network Management") which manages and administers the operations of the Borrowers.

The table below outlines the legal structure of the Company at December 31, 2011:

 

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As of December 31, 2011, the Company owned and operated wireless communications towers in the United States and its territories. In addition, the Company owned towers in Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Panama. Space on these towers is leased primarily to wireless service providers. As of December 31, 2011, the Company owned 10,524 tower sites.

Network Services provides comprehensive turnkey services for the telecommunications industry in the areas of site development services for wireless carriers and the construction and repair of transmission towers. Site development consulting services include (1) network pre-design; (2) site audits; (3) identification of potential locations for towers and antennas; (4) support in buying or leasing of the location; and (5) assistance in obtaining zoning approvals and permits. Site construction services of the Company's site development business includes a number of services, including, but not limited to the following: (1) tower and related site construction; (2) antenna installation; and (3) radio equipment installation, commissioning and maintenance.