Organizations of local government officials asked the FCC for an ...
Organizations of local government officials asked the FCC for an emergency stay of a declaratory ruling to speed up the siting of towers and other wireless facilities (CD Nov 19 p1). They warned of possible harm to local governments…
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and the public. At the same time, the groups -- National Association of Telecom Officers and Advisors, U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, National Association of Counties and American Planning Association -- filed a petition for reconsideration or clarification and asked the commission to change or drop a 30-day incompleteness deadline. The time limit violates the commission’s interpretation of its authority as expressed in the ruling, the groups said, and would prevent local governments from dealing with applications when a concern becomes known after 30 days. No local government was told of the FCC’s plans for the deadline, and it wasn’t proposed in the original petition, the groups said. Many local governments haven’t even received proper notice of the commission action because it hasn’t been published in the Federal Register, they said. Many communities, including small ones with few legal resources, are required to make major changes immediately or risk court action, the groups said. A stay would give time to develop rules to aid the deployment of wireless services while allowing local governments to protect the public, they said.