CCA Makes Case for National Focus on Impediments to Infrastructure Deployment
The nation’s 5G future and resulting economic benefits “are imperiled by a patchwork of burdensome and inconsistent local siting requirements that impact a carrier's ability to effectively deploy new towers and small cells,” the Competitive Carriers Association said in a…
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paper released Thursday. “Unless federal regulations keep pace with the rapid growth of consumer data consumption and the need to build a broadband infrastructure capable of meeting those needs, challenges will continue to leave many Americans on the wrong side of the digital divide.” CCA said a focus must be limiting fees charged by tribal governments as part of the historic review process. Members “have faced fees ranging from $250 to $1,650 per Tribe per location” this and last year, the paper said. “That is an average of more than $6,300 per project.”