diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/files/bin/monitor_bts.sh b/modules/rhizo_base/files/bin/monitor_bts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..920371d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/files/bin/monitor_bts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+RHIZO_SCRIPT="/home/rhizomatica/bin"
+
+. $RHIZO_SCRIPT/vars.sh
+
+$RHIZO_SCRIPT/monitor_amp.sh
+
+for bts in "${BTS[@]}" ; do
+    fping -q -c2 -p50 $bts >/dev/null 2>&1
+    if [ $? == 1 ] ; then
+        /usr/local/bin/alert.sh "$HOSTNAME: BTS $bts not responding to ping" > /dev/null
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb
index ed6e6a5..b4770e7 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/var/rhizomatica/rccn
 #  0  5    *   *   *     root /usr/bin/python /var/rhizomatica/rccn/rip.py > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 <% if @bts_type == 'litecel' -%>
-# amplifier monitoring
-#*/5  *    *   *   *     root /home/rhizomatica/bin/monitor_amp.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
+# RAN monitoring
+<%= @comment -%>*/5  *    *   *   *     root /home/rhizomatica/bin/monitor_bts.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
 <% end -%>
 
 # RAPI monitoring