New
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is leading the agency’s efforts to
streamline wireless infrastructure deployment. In his first speech as a
Commissioner, Carr told attendees of the Competitive Carriers Association
annual convention yesterday, the FCC intends to vote next month on
several related orders. One eliminates the need for historic
preservation review in cases where providers swap out utility poles that
can hold antennas or other wireless communications equipment. This will
go a long way towards helping carriers as they densify their networks
in preparation for 5G, he said.“5G is going to require a 10- to 100-fold increase in the number of cell sites in the country,” Carr said. “The current regime is not tailored to support this type of massive, new deployment. It costs too much, and it takes too long.” So the Commission is remedying this. Continue Reading
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