The FCC Wireless Bureau approved a waiver request by American...
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved a waiver request by American Tower Corp., which asked that it be allowed to inspect the 7,000 towers it owns on an annual rather than quarterly basis, since the towers are already monitored using its…
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in-house monitoring system. “The ATC System is designed to reliably diagnose problems, including any failures of control devices, indicators and alarm systems, within real time, and therefore will render strict application of the rule unnecessary to serve its underlying purpose,” the bureau said Friday (http://xrl.us/bobdun). “Moreover, our action will relieve ATC of the burden of performing unnecessary quarterly inspections. In addition, granting ATC’s waiver will further encourage tower owners to invest in state-of-the-art technologies so that they too will become capable of continuous monitoring of both their lighting systems and control devices.” The bureau noted it has granted similar waivers in the past and is in the process of reviewing its tower rules.