PCIA filed a brief in support of T-Mobile...

carriers’ applications to build new cell towers in their jurisdictions. It will be argued during the court’s next term, which begins in October (http://1.usa.gov/1iQXU16). Wireless services provide “unparalleled benefits that make them a national priority,” PCIA said Thursday (http://bit.ly/1rbVZFM). Industry relies on “robust deployment of wireless infrastructure in all its forms, ranging from communications towers that can expand wireless coverage in rural and unserved areas to small antenna installations that can boost capacity in urban centers.” The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals incorrectly interpreted a key section of the Telecom Act in siding with Roswell, PCIA said. The court’s decision “allows localities to issue siting denials without an accompanying explanation, thus preventing applicants from receiving a final decision on their wireless siting applications in the ‘expedited’ manner the statute commands.” The Competitive Carriers Association also filed in support of T-Mobile. The 11th Circuit ruling would lead to “costly and drawn-out litigation that interferes with growth and competition in the wireless service industry,” CCA said. It said members “often require more approvals to build or upgrade their networks than the ‘incumbent’ providers, and therefore are impacted disproportionately by impediments created by the siting application review process."