CTIA Applauds Rhode Island Small-Cells Law
The wireless industry welcomed Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's (D) signing of the 13th state small-cells law pre-empting local authority for 5G infrastructure siting in the right of way (ROW). H-5224, signed into law last week, requires local authorities to…
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charge a cost-based fee for processing small-cells applications and no more than $150 yearly for collocating small cells on poles in the public ROW. A small-cells application is deemed granted if the local government doesn’t act within 60 days of submission. It will help spur investment to bring 5G networks to Rhode Island, CTIA Senior Vice President-State Affairs Jamie Hastings said Friday. The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns earlier raised concerns about the bill’s caps on annual pole attachment fees (see 1706210058). Friday, it declined comment. A similar bill in California awaits the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown (D). Mayors of five major California cities asked Brown to veto SB-649; the governor has until Oct. 15 to decide (see 1709220029).