In migration to cloud-based platform, FCC stops mailing some ULS, ASR notices. If you’re a frequent flyer in the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) or Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) system, don’t panic if you notice a sudden drop-off in hard-copy letters from the FCC. The FCC is moving both systems to a cloud-based platform and, … Continue Reading
Nearly a year ago we reported on some regulatory weedwhacking that pruned some (but by no means all) of the things that tower owners need to worry about when it comes to the FCC’s Antenna Structure Regulations. Most of the revised rules took effect last October. As often happens, though, a couple were left in … Continue Reading
If you own a tower subject to the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) requirements, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's got something to say to you.… Continue Reading
If you've got one or more tower structures, you may be in luck. The FCC has at long last taken a weed-whacker to Part 17 of its rules.… Continue Reading
A recent decision from the full Commission teaches us a couple of valuable lessons when it comes to potential liabilities both for tower owners and for those who may not think that they're tower owners.… Continue Reading
It looks like new bird-friendly (but not necessarily user-friendly) procedures for proposed tower construction could be with us by summer.… Continue Reading
If you're looking to build a new tower, or maybe make changes to an existing tower, get set for delay if you need to register the structure through the FCC's ASR program. Recently proposed rules and interim procedures will likely extend the application process considerably.… Continue Reading
The FCC is conducting an "environmental assessment" relative to the effects of its Antenna Structure Registration Program on migratory birds. It invites your comments.… Continue Reading
A long-running feud may be nearing an end. Conservation groups and communications industry groups have proposed interim guidelines for the FCC's antenna structure registration program, guidelines intended to help our fine feathered friends.… Continue Reading
When ownership of an antenna structure which is subject to FCC registration changes hands, the new owner must update the tower's Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) to reflect that change. The potential cost of failing to do so? $3,000.… Continue Reading
If you think you might be needing to build a tower in the next several years, listen up. The birding lobby has opened a new offensive in its long-running effort to force the FCC to give greater consideration to bird-related concerns when it authorizes tower construction.… Continue Reading
