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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated for commission approval an item on amendments to FCC tower siting rules for small, temporary cell towers. The item is in response to a Dec. 21 petition for expedited rulemaking by CTIA asking the…
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FCC to add an exception to the commission’s public notice requirements for towers that are under 200 feet in height, will be in use for 60 days or less, require the filing of a Form 7460-1 with the Federal Aviation Administration and do not require marking or lighting under FAA regulations (http://bit.ly/13ZjVQc). The FCC Wireless Bureau recently sought comment on the petition (http://fcc.us/14iLEvQ). “There are many non-emergency situations that occur without any significant advance notice and require the construction of temporary towers to address significant short-term capacity constraints,” CTIA said in the petition. “The current [antenna structure registration] notice requirements can effectively prevent the actions necessary to address capacity concerns and ensure service availability.”