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The Federal Communications Commission has defeated dozens of cities in court, with judges ruling that the FCC can preempt local fees and regulations imposed on wireless carriers deploying 5G networks. The ruling is good news for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.
The FCC voted to preempt cities and towns in September 2018, saying the move would prevent local governments from charging wireless carriers about $2 billion worth of fees over five years related to deployment of wireless equipment such as small cells. That's less than 1 percent of the estimated $275 billion that the FCC said carriers would have to spend to deploy 5G small cells throughout the United States.
Cities promptly sued the FCC, but a ruling issued [Wednesday] by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit went mostly in the FCC's favor. It wasn't a complete victory for the FCC, though, as judges overturned a portion of the FCC ruling that limited the kinds of aesthetic requirements cities and towns can impose on carrier deployments.
"The court rightly affirmed the FCC's efforts to ensure that infrastructure deployment critical to 5G... is not impeded by exorbitant fees imposed by state and local governments, undue delays in local permitting, and unreasonable barriers to pole access," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said, calling the court decision "a massive victory for US leadership in 5G, our nation's economy, and American consumers."
On the losing side were localities including Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; New York City; Los Angeles; Boston; Chicago; Washington, DC; Las Vegas; Philadelphia; Austin, Texas; and others.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday August 17 2020, @09:05PM (3 children)
The real reason 5G is being pushed so hard is because 5G causes COVID-19 according to some less credible conspiracy theories.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday August 17 2020, @10:50PM
Less credible and way less interesting, because its so stupid.
I prefer the hollow earth one. Mostly because Rick Wakeman did a great album about it in the 1970's.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Grishnakh on Tuesday August 18 2020, @04:48AM (1 child)
What do you mean "less credible conspiracy theories"? There are YouTube videos of people talking about how this is absolutely true. Do you not believe them? Do you deny that a YouTube video from some random person is not credible evidence? Because a large portion of the voting American populace believes this.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 18 2020, @01:39PM
I must bow to your superior wisdom. The Age Of Trump proves you to be correct.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.