Verizon Seeks Changes to Wireless Siting Rules
Verizon made its case for changes to wireless siting rules, in a meeting with FCC Wireless Bureau Chief Donald Stockdale and other bureau officials. Verizon reported on a similar meeting with Wireline Bureau officials last week (see 1708250044). “The Commission…
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should clarify that Sections 253 and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act bar state or local actions that erect substantial barriers to wireless facilities deployment, and that fees for access to rights-of-way and municipal poles that exceed cost violate Sections 253(a) and (c),” Verizon said in a filing in docket 17-79. “We also asked the Commission to adopt a 60-day shot clock for acting on small cell applications and to deem applications granted when the applicable Section 332(c)(7) shot clock expires without action.”