The FCC sought comment on several technical aspects of its...
The FCC sought comment on several technical aspects of its rules for marking communications towers, including several changes sought by PCIA. One of the association’s proposals was that commission rules specify that lighting and marking requirements for towers won’t change…
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unless the Federal Aviation Administration recommends new specifications for particular structures. “PCIA believes this language is necessary to clarify that a revised FAA Circular does not impose new obligations upon already-approved antenna structures,” the FCC said in a rulemaking notice. “We also seek comment on whether, in the event the FAA changes its standards, it may instead be preferable for the Commission to have the flexibility to apply any new standards retroactively.” Another change regards the timing of tower inspections. PCIA, CTIA and others asked in 2004 that the commission require annual rather than quarterly inspections. The FCC said it’s considering eliminating the inspection requirements in favor of a simple requirement that if lights become extinguished the structure owner promptly request a notice to airmen (NOTAM). “If these requirements are not met, we may subject the structure owner to enforcement action regardless of the measures it followed to inspect its lighting and monitoring systems; and if these requirements are met, it would be immaterial to us how the structure owner ensured that its lights would remain functioning or NOTAMs would be requested,” the commission said.