Blast off for the FCC Small Wireless Facilities Order
And a Happy New Year…
So what now for cities? The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals refused the cities request for a stay and did not block the September FCC Small Wireless Facilities Order.
Now, there are 5 shot clocks depending on what type of application is filed. The menu consists of:
- SWFs to be installed on existing structures- 60 days
- SWFs to be placed on a new structure- 90 days
- Non-SWFs to be be collocated on a structure- 90 days
- New towers or sites- 150 days
- Eligible Facilities Requests- 60 days.
The time frames for dealing with an incomplete application for SWFs and re-setting once of the shot clocks are different than those for non-SWFs, new towers or sites and Eligible Facilities Requests. Don’t bother to call the FCC for help because of the government shut-down.
Want more information (Municipal Leagues and cities all over the country with whom we work seem to), then contact Bob Duchen- Vice President, River Oaks Communications Corporation at bduchen@rivoaks.com or 303-721-0653 in Denver. Our work over three (3) decades has covered more than 35 states so we are geographically mobile.
Cheers and be nice to others!
– Bob