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By Christopher Mims, Aug 24, 2019 | Original Wall Street Journal article here Jack Tibbetts, a member of the Santa Rosa, Calif., city council, knew he had a problem. It was early 2018, and he’d started getting calls from constituents at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The common thread: cellular antennas going up next to …

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Pai brings ALEC to FCC despite AT&T and Verizon quitting the controversial group. ​By Jon Brodkin, April 12, 2019 } Original Ars Technica article here. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaking at a press conference on October 1, 2018, in Washington, DC. A committee that advises the Federal Communications Commission on consumer-related matters now includes a …

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By Blair Levin, Feb 22, 2019 | Original Brookings Institution article here. Who would Americans trust to best understand the broadband-related interests of the residents of a city: its mayor, or the head of the Federal Communications Commission? This is not just a theoretical debate. The mayor of San Jose, Calif., Sam Liccardo, and the …

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For the Deployment of Densified 4G and 5G Antennas in Public Rights-of-Way H.R.530 – To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/530/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/530/all-actions 1/14/2019 — Introduced in House 1/14/2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Sponsor — Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) Co-Sponsor …

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FCC Says Small Cells Will Close the Digital Divide. Most say they won’t. Adapted from an article by Allan Holmes, Nov 17, 2018 | Original The Center for Public Integrity article is here. When he was appointed chairman of the agency that oversees the nation’s powerful telecommunications companies last year, Ajit Pai made clear that …

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By Drew FitzGerald, Sept. 13, 2018 } Original Wall Street Journal article here. City officials also complain they don’t have enough staff to handle the applications. But state and federal authorities are in the carriers’ corner. Small cells, essential for 5G service, include the conspicuous, as in Santa Rosa, Calif. , where the box on …

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FCC BDAC Working Group: Model Code for Municipalities Part of the FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Item Voted by BDAC to the FCC Commissioners at the 11/9/17 Meeting The FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, Model Code for Municipalities Working Group ("Working Group") was charged with developing a model code for local governments across the country …

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