Historic Review Process Needs Change, Sprint Tells FCC
Sprint backed changes in the “historic review process, including tribal historic review,” as the FCC takes up wireless infrastructure rules, in meetings with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mike O‘Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel. “Costs for Section 106 review…
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have increased dramatically in recent years and constitute a substantial barrier to the deployment of small cells that are essential to provide more coverage and capacity to America’s mobile broadband consumers,” Sprint said in docket 17-79. “Reducing the burden of review fees can be accomplished in several ways, including exempting sites in public rights of way and by limiting fees to actual consultation on identified historic properties rather than upfront across-the-board fees. Equally important, Sprint urged the FCC to address the delays caused by the failure of certain tribes to complete the review process."