Buried in the payroll tax cut extension law passed by Congress last week is a little-noticed section requiring state and local governments to approve modifications of wireless towers and base stations -- as long as the modifications don't substantially change the dimensions of the existing structures.… Continue Reading
Cellular tower builders and wireless companies can breathe a sigh of relief: the "shot clock" presumptions imposed by the FCC on local government permitting processes have been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.… Continue Reading