Update: Senate Bill 3157 from 2018 (115th Congress), the Streamline Small Cell Deployment Act, was reintroduced in 2019 (116th Congress) with identical text as Senate Bill 1699 (S.1699). Current Bill Text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3157/text Current Bill History: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3157/all-actions 6/28/18 Bill Text: From 6/28 to 7/10 the only source of the Bill text was from this press release …
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STATE OF MICHIGAN 99TH LEGISLATUREREGULAR SESSION OF 2018 Act No. 365 Public Acts of 2018 Approved by the Governor December 12, 2018 Filed with the Secretary of State December 12, 2018 EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2019 ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 365 Original bill text here. Assessment of December, 2018 testimony here. AN ACT to provide …
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Editor’s Corner — Firece Wireless By Linda Hardesty, Apr 10, 2019 | Original Fierce Wireless article here. I’ve been covering communications networks for a couple decades, but I’ve only recently been focusing specifically on wireless networks since I joined the FierceTelecom group. As part of my self-education, I attended a session at this week’s CCA …
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Adapted from an article by Jon Brodkin, Aug 12, 2020 | Original Ars Technica here. The Ninth Circuit, Surprisingly, Upholds Significant FCC Overreach Into Municipal Rules The Federal Communications Commission has defeated dozens of cities in court on many issues, with judges ruling that the FCC can preempt local fees and regulations imposed on wireless …
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Senate Engrossed House Bill → https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/1R/laws/0124.htm or download pdf. State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-Third Legislature First Regular Session 2017 Chapter 124 House Bill 2365 An Act Amending Title 9, Chapter 5, Arizona revised statutes, by adding Article 8; amending Title 11, Arizona revised statutes, by adding Chapter 13; relating to wireless services. Be …
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Adapted from a 9/11/19 Bohemian article here. North Bay activists warn of serious negative health impacts associated with 4G and 5G Close Proximity Microwave Radiation Antenna (CPMRA) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs) The radio antennas poised to spring up on poles around the North Bay may look innocuous, but are they really? A debate over the …
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Posted Jan. 11, 2019 | Adapated from the original Bloomberg Law article here A challenge by dozens of cities and counties to a Federal Communications Commission order aimed at speeding up the deployment of densified 4G and 5G network infrastructure is back in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court …
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By Bruce Kushnick. Sept 25, 2018; Original article here Legend WT Docket 15-180: Revising the Historic Preservation Review Process for Wireless Facility Deployments WT Docket 17-79: Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment WC Docket 17-84: Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment WTB = Wireline Telecommunications Bureau WCB = …
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Rep. McNerney Leads Letter Urging FCC to Delay Vote Undermining Communities’ Ability to Meet Needs of Residents By Jerry McNerney Sep 25, 2018 Press Release here Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09), along with eight Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit …
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Read about H.R.1625’s legislative path through Congress: actions | text | pdf Link to 3/22/18: House OKs 1.3 Trillion Dollar Spending Bill Link to 3/23/18: Last Minute Amendments to HR.1625 Link to 3/23/18: Unbelievable — no one had time to read HR.1625 before voting it through Summary H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriation Act, was signed on …
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