FCC Sees Some State Opposition to Twilight Tower Proposal
The FCC is starting to see pushback on a draft proposal by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to change rules for twilight towers. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office raised questions about the proposal, in a letter saying the towers should…
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remain subject to review under the National Historic Preservation Act. The item is set for a vote at commissioners' Dec. 14 meeting (see 1711220026), though major pushback wasn't seen (see 1712010021). If the purpose is to collocate on the towers, the FCC should instead amend rules to allow the towers to be used, but after historic review, the office said in docket 17-79. The Georgia State Historic Preservation Office also raised questions. The agency is on the right track in its draft public notice and draft program comment on twilight towers, T-Mobile wrote commissioners. The draft is “an excellent step towards finally resolving an issue that has been stifling deployment for far too long,” the carrier said. “Thousands of towers have been stuck in regulatory limbo for more than a decade, but thankfully the FCC’s proposed action here would create a path to opening these towers for additional wireless deployments.” T-Mobile described twilight towers as "towers built between March 16, 2001 and March 7, 2005 that may have been constructed without completing the Section 106 review process."