Local Rules Make Big Difference in Decisions Whether to Install Small Cells, Sprint Says
Sprint said the different approach to siting small cells in Los Angeles illustrate why areas that cooperate with industry will get 5G first. The company earlier “discussed the negative effects of excessively high pole attachment rates and access to municipal…
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rights-of-way, as well as the time-consuming delays wireless carriers face when deploying small cells and densifying their wireless networks,” said a filing in FCC docket 17-79. In the city of Los Angeles, the application process runs about six months, Sprint said. “The total application fee per site is $350,” the carrier said. Los Angeles County’s process is protracted and costly. The entire process, which includes many sequential steps, takes a year or more and imposes application fees of $9,820. Moreover, these fees are only the upfront, one-time costs. The annual recurring fees vary based on who owns the poles.” The carrier has 500 small cells in the city and none in the county's unincorporated portions, the filing said. The county didn’t comment. AT&T drew similar contrasts in a recent filing (see 1808130041).