(Commission is looking for ways to streamline the site permitting process) At its April 2017 meeting, the FCC finally adopted a long awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry addressing the many frustrations faced by tower builders, wireless carriers, and others who have run the painful and often lengthy gauntlet of getting … Continue Reading
FCC OK’s reopening of seemingly closed historic review process … eight years after the question is raised. Getting governmental approval to build a tower can take a long time. As a recent FCC decision demonstrates, it can take a lot longer when the government can’t decide when the approval process has come to an end. … 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
Do you know what constitutes an antenna farm? Nobody else does, either. Except maybe the FCC. But, for reasons that aren't exactly clear, they're not telling.… Continue Reading
The Audio Division recently reminded us all of the extensive steps required to confirm that proposed tower construction will not cause unacceptable disruption to environmental, historical or cultural interests. The clear message to applicants: take the environmental certification requirement seriously before you make that certification.… Continue Reading
