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WIA Presses for Action on Small Cells, Twilight Towers

Wireless Infrastructure Association President Jonathan Adelstein and others from the group met with new FCC Wireless Bureau Chief Donald Stockdale on what WIA sees as the big issues before the agency. “To provide the connectivity necessary to meet exponentially increasing…

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data demands, WIA discussed expediting the deployment of small-cell infrastructure within the public right-of-way so long as the equipment met defined height and volume limitations to maintain a responsible and transparent foundation in infrastructure deployment,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 16-421. “WIA encouraged the FCC to move swiftly on clearing Twilight Towers to further competitive broadband offerings and offer more opportunities for FirstNet collocations. Further, WIA sought adoption of finite timelines to reduce delays along with relief and standardization of Tribal fees, and modernization of the Tower Construction Notification System.”