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Another 5G Infrastructure Win for the Wireless Industry – Part 3
If you missed the first two blog posts about the FCC’s most recent 5G Declaratory Ruling, please check out Part 1 and Part 2. This third and final entry focuses on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking portion of the Commission’s release.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
In addition to the pro-industry decisions set forth
Another 5G Infrastructure Win for the Wireless Industry – Part 2
If you missed the background, please check out Part 1 of this series of blog posts on the FCC’s most recent 5G Declaratory Ruling. This entry focuses on the key issues addressed by the Commission’s Ruling.
Commencement of Shot Clock
Current rules provide for a 60-day shot clock for local authorities to review requests
Another 5G Infrastructure Win for the Wireless Industry – Part 1
The FCC has made another ruling that will expedite the wireless industry’s deployment of 5G infrastructure. In September 2018, the Commission released its order on “small cells” allowing for the proliferation of 5G transmitters on lights, poles, and other structures located in municipal rights-of-way (“ROWs”) across the country (for more on that, see our previous
Four States Legislate to Streamline Small Cell Deployment Bringing Total to 28 States – Part III: Maine and Connecticut
Here is the final entry of a three-part series of articles outlining the key provisions of new state legislation regarding the deployment of wireless small cell equipment in public right-of-way (ROW). Each of the three-part series addresses newly enacted legislation. The first two articles in the series featured Nebraska and Wisconsin. Today’s article features
Four States Legislate to Streamline Small Cell Deployment Bringing Total to 28 States– Part II: Wisconsin
Here is the second of a three-part series of articles outlining the key provisions of new state legislation regarding the deployment of wireless small cell equipment in public right-of-way (ROW). Each of the three-part series addresses newly enacted legislation. The first part of the series featured Nebraska. Today’s article features Wisconsin and the final
Four States Legislate to Streamline Small Cell Deployment Bringing Total to 28 States – Part I: Nebraska
Here is the first of a three-part series of articles outlining the key provisions of new state legislation regarding the deployment of wireless small cell equipment in public right-of-way (ROW). Each of the three-part series addresses newly enacted legislation. Today’s article features Nebraska, the next article will feature Wisconsin, and the final article in
RF Exposure Limits–Signs of the Times—Part One
This is the first entry of three regarding the FCC’s ongoing proceeding addressing human exposure to radio-frequency (RF) fields. Although the FCC proceeding has been pending for some time, Chairman Pai has informed Congress that further action is a Commission priority. Thus, we expect the FCC to adopt one or more orders in this proceeding
Is the Road to 5G Paved with Federal and State Pre-emptions of Local Authority?
Many in the wireless industry are aware of the FCC rulemaking proceeding proposing regulatory changes to streamline the expansion of wireless infrastructure (WT Docket 17-79). A basic premise of this proceeding is the tremendous potential of 5G wireless technology and the increased capacity needs and vast expansion of infrastructure supporting wireless networks that will be
KH at the annual Wireless Infrastructure Show
Last week was the annual Wireless Infrastructure Show put on by the industry association PCIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association. The first announcement at the show was a new name for the association–the Wireless Infrastructure Association or WIA—with a new website at www.wia.org. There is no change in the mission or priorities of the