Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
A Valuable Discussion About Property Values
FCC Proposes New Rules On Local Wireless Siting
5G provides reliable communications, enables near real-time interactions and has much faster data speed. 5G also provides the platform for the Internet of Things which can be utilized in improving public safety, autonomous...more
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
In Fairview Township v. Fairview Township Zoning Hrg. Bd., ____ A.3d ____, 493 C.D. 2018, 2020 WL 2844227 (Pa. Cmmw. June 2, 2020) and Horvath Towers V, LLC v. Indiana Township Bd. of Supervisors, et al., 1579 C.D. 2019, 2020...more
Due to the proliferation of advanced mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, wireless service providers anticipate a significant increase in data traffic over their networks in the next few years. ...more
KEY TAKEAWAYS - ..The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision that denied a special use permit for a telecommunications tower based upon the timeliness of filing suit 50 days after documentation...more
On Jan. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in T-Mobile South LLC v. City of Roswell, holding that the city violated the "in writing" requirement of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47...more
The tension between demand for high-quality, ubiquitous cell phone service and opposition to cell towers in residential neighborhoods has resulted in significant disputes between wireless carriers and municipalities over...more
On January 14, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell. At issue was the breadth of the requirement in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(iii) of the Telecommunications...more
On January 14, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia, Case No. 13-975, reversing a decision of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. At issue: whether an...more