The new industry-backed regulations are likely to attract lawsuits from state and local government groups that worry they will cost them revenue, make it easier for internet providers to sue them and do little to address the digital divide.
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Over the objections of local government officials and the reservations of Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC has voted to streamline the path to small cell deployment, billing it as crucial to the rollout of 5G wireless service, an FCC and Trump Administration priority.
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Find a PDF of this release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org, 612-540-5997 The FCC’s Small Cell Order Threatens Local Control Next Century Cities condemns the Order for limitations placed on local governments Washington D.C. – On September 26, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Order as a
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On September 26, at the Federal Communications Commission’s open meeting, commissioners will vote on an order that will limit the roles of local policymakers in the deployment of fifth generation (5G) wireless infrastructure. So one might ask, why doesn’t my community get a say in this?
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Cities across the country are staring down the barrel of technological progress. In some cases, the loss of local authority has left them with few options as to how things happen in their jurisdictions.
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Find Next Century Cities’ guide to the Order here. (Note: This link has since been updated to reflect our newest guide to the Order as passed.) Find Next Century Cities’ complete list of small cell and 5G resources here. On September 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of an Order in its ongoing proceeding
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Find a PDF of this release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Deb Socia deb@nextcenturycities.org T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Would Harm Wireless Competition, Subscribers Washington, DC (September 11, 2018) — T-Mobile and Sprint’s $26 billion merger would reduce the number of major wireless carriers in the United States from four to three, critically reducing competition in
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Consumer group Public Knowledge has joined up with 17 rural, consumer, community media, tech rights, academic, and civil rights groups to launch Broadband Connects America, a coalition dedicated to ensuring everyone in the US has access to high-speed broadband.
The FCC will vote later this month on new small cell rules aimed at hastening deployment of small cell wireless network infrastructure. Among other things, the FCC small cell rules would limit what municipalities can charge for reviewing small cell deployments.
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