Verizon Meets With Carr on Infrastructure Issues
Verizon met with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on its positions on infrastructure issues, said a filing in docket 17-84. “We discussed actions the Commission should take to promote access to state and local rights-of-way and municipally owned poles, and to…
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speed local zoning processes,” Verizon said. The FCC should say “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. The carrier also sought a 60-day shot clock for acting on small-cell applications.