We're here to help you deploy capital efficiently

Capital decisions don’t just impact today—they shape the future. As an independent third party, we partner with clients to efficiently deploy capital, uncover opportunities, mitigate risks, prepare strategic investments, expand network footprints, assess competitive positions, and navigate financial reporting for profitable results now and in the future.

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Work with a team of telecom and financial experts with a proven track record in broadband planning, network valuation, and financial services trusted by the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Commerce, Tier 1 providers, and 3,000 US broadband companies to guide you through significant telecom capital cornerstones and decisions. 

Our deep analytical and technical expertise, combined with our industry-leading data and economic approaches, provide organizations with the clarity, confidence, and strategic intelligence they need to inform significant capital deployment decisions that maximize ROI effectively.

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Independent analysis for profitable capital strategies

Expert consultation to maximize ROI on broadband investments

Credible experts relied on by federal agencies and over 3000 companies

Nationwide Network Cost Modeling

Uncover the where, deployment cost, and ROI of every opportunity.

Our experts can help you model the cost of upgrading current assets, find what markets to expand a network footprint in, determine the actual cost investment to deploy to each serviceable location, and determine the areas that achieve the highest ROI and NPV for your business. Geographic granularity, financial modeling, and wise economic approaches are our strong suit as they have been relied upon for nationwide broadband investment modeling for Tier 1 Service Providers, the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, and the NTIA’s Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Fund.

Financing Advisory

Get the when, where, and why you should invest.

Decisions surrounding when, where, and why a company or investor should expand or invest are always tough. Our experts can help telecom companies and investors evaluate market demand, financial feasibility, asset valuation assessments, and capital costs to provide scenario modeling that ensures capital deployment efficiency and investor confidence. Simply put, we can direct you towards investments that will maximize your capital to achieve profitable results and mitigate risk.

M&A Transaction Support

A trusted third-party to validate M&A transaction decisions.

CostQuest’s deep bench of telecom and valuation experts makes us an ideal partner to guide you through an M&A transaction. We provide a neutral third-party analysis that can help you validate the business case for planned expansion, merger, or acquisition. Infrastructure is expensive and requires long-term investments, which is why it’s critical to understand the potential risks involved. CostQuest’s data and expertise can help ensure telecom companies and investors identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential financial, competitive, and operational risks. A systematic risk assessment promotes informed decision-making, reduces losses, and improves long-term sustainability for significant M&A transactions.

Network Tax Valuation

Your guide through network valuation, appraisal, negotiation, and testimony.

Rely on our expert’s proven methodologies for accurate, data-driven valuations of telecommunications networks and capital assets that can support you through all phases of the network tax valuation process. From valuation, appraisal, negotiation, trial preparation, to testimony, our team can help you through the cycle of it all. Our experts annually assess property tax and sales tax appraisals for over $20 billion of wireline and mobility assets and have provided independent valuations of over $1 trillion of network and utility assets across all 50 states.

Valuation for Financial Reporting

Financial reports to help you preserve capital.

Our experts can provide the financial documents for financial reports including asset valuation and appraisals, leveraging transaction and impairment accounting as tools to preserve capital. We work independently and as partners to major financial reporting teams during large transactions.

On-hand data to support Telecom Capital Advisory

We have developed a great partnership with CostQuest Associates and their dedication to detail is evident in their appraisal reports. They are the industry experts in telecommunications with a staff that is knowledgeable and professional. CostQuest has a proven track record of success that has met our expectations.
Charles W. Elms Jr. | AVP Indirect Tax – Frontier Communications
Partnering with CostQuest to understand and quantify the impact of technology changes has allowed our department to add significant value to our company initiatives. Their technical knowledge and comprehensive RCN modeling is second to none and made them the obvious choice.
Pamela W. | Executive Director – Property Tax, Comcast Corporation
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