{
  "use_case_id": "cell-tower-inspection",
  "use_case": "Telecom tower inspection & audit",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "tower",
  "country": "GB",
  "currency": null,
  "estimate": null,
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to GB; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 tower.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone cell tower inspection, average US rate (higher for 5G/complex towers)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 300,
        "high": 600,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per tower"
      },
      "region": "US",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://scanixx.com/blogs/blog/the-cell-tower-drone-inspection-pricing-playbook-u-s-guide",
      "as_of": "2026-10",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 300,
        "high": 600,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone visual inspection of a simple telecom tower up to 60 m, excl. VAT (C-DRONE guide, observed France 2026); full visual+thermal+3D for 60–100 m towers €900–1,600",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 400,
        "high": 700,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per tower"
      },
      "region": "FR",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://c-drone.fr/en/guides/telecom-tower-antenna-inspection-drone-price/",
      "as_of": "2026-09-22",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 400,
        "high": 700,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "tower",
    "hour"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-23"
}