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In 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued an Order governing the installation of small cell nodes and other telecommunications facilities in an effort to speed up the deployment of the newest generation of...more
In a recent decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit largely upheld three Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders intended to facilitate the rapid deployment of 5G wireless facilities...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
Notice of new tower project and balloon test - Rising Tide Towers, LLC, a wireless infrastructure provider, together with Wireless Partners FN, intends to construct a new communications support structure and wireless...more
Balloon Test Notice for AT&T FirstNet Tower in Mendon, VT - New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (“AT&T”), for itself and the federal First Responder Network Authority (“FirstNet”) proposes to install a 140’ monopole...more
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC d/b/a AT&T is proposing to construct a 180’ communications tower and associated compound at the headquarters of the Grand Isle Sheriff’s Department, 10 Island Circle, Grand Isle, VT, and has...more
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC d/b/a AT&T is proposing to remove two existing towers on Pierson Hill in Topsham, VT (located off of Ben Dexter Road), and to construct a 180’ replacement communications tower and associated...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
Recently enacted Texas legislation significantly reduces right-of-way fees paid to Texas cities by companies that provide telecommunications and cable services. This legislation could influence right-of-way compensation laws...more
To assess the visual effect of the Project, AT&T conducted a balloon test at the site of the proposed Tower on Friday, August 23, 2019. A balloon was flown at 140 feet and was photographed from public areas in Town, which can...more
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (“AT&T”) proposes to install a 130’ monopole telecommunications tower at 518 Stewart Road South, Mount Holly, VT, Parcel ID: 11A2001.00, on property owned by Raymond C. Tarbell and Linda M....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
In response to Ohio House Bill 478, new right of way (ROW) ordinances are currently being considered by a number of Ohio municipalities. Ohio House Bill 478 amends Ohio’s existing laws governing use and occupancy of the...more
In addition to the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile and its planned consolidation of cell sites, providers such as Verizon and AT&T are trading their interests in towers and other wireless deployments. ...more
Earlier this month, House Bill 478 (H.B. 478) was passed by the Senate and is now headed to Governor Kasich for his signature. The bill represents a compromise between the telecommunications industry and Ohio municipalities....more
Does your community rent space to wireless providers on your buildings or light poles, or in your rights of way, community parks or water tanks? If so, you need to be aware that the FCC is asking...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
This Supplement is intended for use in conjunction with Curtin’s California Land Use & Planning Law, Thirty-Fourth Edition (2014), authored by Perkins Coie attorneys Cecily Talbert Barclay and Matthew S. Gray. In lieu of...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
Decision Clarifies that Local Government’s Decision Need Not State Reasons if they are Contemporaneously Published Elsewhere - A local government need not state the reasons for its denial of a new cell-tower...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 Supreme Court decided T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia, No. 13-975. The Court held that the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. §332(c)(7)(B)(iii), requires a locality to provide...more
On Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed that the Town of Greenburgh, New York, had unlawfully denied Crown Castle’s application to install a 20 node distributed antenna system (DAS)...more
When T-Mobile sought to place a cell-tower in a park owned by the City of Huntington Beach, California, the City granted the company all the regulatory approvals it required. But the City also informed T-Mobile that before...more