II. Background
Edison is a public utility and holds certificates of public convenience and necessity to provide both electric and telecommunications services in California. Previously, in Decision (D.) 00-07-010, the Commission granted Edison authority to lease to Pacific Bell Mobile Services (PBMS) communication facility sites and communication equipment placements. PBMS merged with Pacific Bell Wireless on July 31, 1999 and thereafter ceased to operate as a separate corporation. The merged entity is now doing business in California as a wireless provider under the name Cingular.2
This application proposes to expand upon the types of Edison property that Cingular may use for expansion of its wireless network. The additional sites would include towers, poles, buildings and other structures. Edison states it "will not lease any site or attachment that it expects to need for electric utility purposes during the term of the lease." (Application, p. 2.)
2 For ease of reference, we will use the name "Cingular" to refer both to the entity now doing business in California and to its corporate predecessor, unless the context requires greater specificity.
