Verizon Urges FCC to Force Localities to Play Ball on Wireless Siting
The FCC should require localities to negotiate fairly with the wireless industry on right-of-way agreements, Verizon said in a Feb. 2 meeting with an aide to Commissioner Mike O’Rielly. The company discussed local barriers it has faced when trying to…
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install small cells, said a Monday ex-parte letter in docket 16-421. “We urged the Commission to use its authority under Section 2531 to require localities to negotiate fair, reasonable, and timely ROW agreements at cost-based rates.” The agency should adopt shorter shot clocks for small-cell collocations and encourage localities to speed up their approval processes, the company said.