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Cell Site Landlords: Expect Increase in Requests to Install Generators

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

11/18/2020  /  Cell Towers , FCC , Landlords , Property Owners

New Macro Cell Tower Emergency Generator Law in California

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

5G Infrastructure Decision Mixed for Local Governments

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

FCC Adopts Rules that Could Impact Concealment of Wireless Infrastructure

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

FCC Takes Action on Wireless RF Emissions Standards

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

Ordinance Regulating Aesthetics of Wireless in Public Rights of Way OK’d by California Supreme Court - Decision in T-Mobile West...

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

SB 649 Small Cell Bill Vetoed by California Governor - Victory for Local Governments

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

California Small Cell Bill Curtails Local Discretionary Review and Rates - Local Governments Need to Voice Their Concerns Before...

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

California Law Presented to Governor Would Automatically Approve Certain Applications for Cell Sites

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

Proposed California Law Would Automatically Approve Applications for Cell Sites

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

Cellular antennas on special district property: The opportunity and the risk

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

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