By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
Photo by J. Sharpe Smith, Inside Towers
As he opened his last Connect (X) show as the President and CEO of WIA, Jonathan Adelstein said he’s most proud of the advocacy organization’s successes at all levels of government, including on Capitol Hill, at the White House, at the FCC, and in state legislatures. “We’ve had huge wins in Congress over the past 10 years. We expanded colocation, and compound expansion, by right under Section 6409. We saved the industry $250 million on unnecessary tower marking rules,” he said in Denver on Tuesday.
Adelstein also cited the FCC’s adoption of rules to streamline wireless infrastructure siting, and two-thirds of the states have enacted small cell bills that follow WIA’s model. The lobbying organization won a framework in Congress for a flexible, all-the-above approach, including fixed and mobile wireless, along with fiber. Continue Reading
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