The FCC should move forward on a rule...
The FCC should move forward on a rule change that would speed the deployment of distributed antenna systems and other wireless facilities, said AT&T Vice President Tamara Preiss in a meeting with Louis Peraertz, aide to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. Consumers,…
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public safety and the government need more wireless broadband, Preiss said, according to a filing in docket 13-238 (http://bit.ly/110LOvp). “Although spectrum is a critical input to meet this demand, spectrum alone is not sufficient,” AT&T said. “Providers must squeeze more capacity out of their spectrum resources by deploying new or improved infrastructure such as small cells and DAS facilities.” Among topics Preiss said she discussed were AT&T’s support for a Verizon proposal to exclude from historic preservation review small antenna at historic structures where similar wireless facilities are already in place. The FCC is tentatively scheduled to vote at Friday’s commissioner meeting on a wireless infrastructure order (CD Oct 8 p6). Mobile Future, meanwhile, filed comments at the FCC Friday supporting the FCC proposal. “The changes proposed by the Commission would help foster investment and innovation in our wireless networks and support the rising consumer demand that has been a hallmark of the mobile industry,” the group said. “Consumer access to high-speed wireless broadband depends on resilient infrastructure that supports those services.”