Don’t Surrender Your Property Rights -
Cell tower operators will soon have the regulatory right to deploy generators and other communications equipment up to 30 feet outside of their current site under rule changes adopted...more
Cities and Counties Must be Ready for Jan. 1 Effective Date -
As wildfires and power shutoffs continue to impact large areas of California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that requires expedited permitting of applications...more
10/14/2020
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Ninth Circuit Takes on FCC Small Cell Orders -
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed local governments some wins in a decision last week arising from the court’s consolidation of five appeals from three FCC 5G...more
8/18/2020
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How Communities Can Respond -
The FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("Order" and "NPRM," respectively) related to Section 6409 modification requests (eligible facilities requests) on June...more
Will this Quell Public Concerns About the Safety of 5G Deployments?
As wireless carriers increasingly seek to install wireless networks on utility poles and street lights within communities across the country, they often...more
12/16/2019
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Yesterday marked a win for local government in the fight against preemption over local control of their streets. The California Supreme Court issued a decision in the T-Mobile West LLC v. City and County of San Francisco...more
4/5/2019
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Citing the value of local governments managing their own rights of way, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed SB 649, the controversial small cell bill, on Sunday. The bill, which barely passed through the state Legislature, would have...more
Local governments should take action to oppose a California bill that will drastically curtail local discretionary authority over small cell deployments and mandate use of public property such as street light poles at...more
Localities Should Contact the Governor Immediately to Urge a Veto -
A bill that would “deem approved” applications for new wireless facilities in certain circumstances was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday for his...more
Municipalities Should Act Immediately if They Wish to Make their Views Known to their Legislators -
The California State Assembly’s Local Government Committee has unanimously voted Assembly Bill 57 out of committee,...more
You licensed your special-district property to wireless communications companies that installed antennas and other communication facilities. You had the space. They were willing to pay for it. It just made sense. Didn't...more