by Pivot
Tag: Small Cell
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FCC Adopts New Small Cell Approval Rules in Pursuit of 5G
The FCC relaxed small cell approval rules with the goal of streamlining 5G deployments. Small wireless facilities deployed on non-Tribal lands will be exempt from National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act review. Additionally, . . .
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Mayors Argue for Local Decision Authority on 5G Infrastructure in Letter to FCC
The debate over the role local regulators should play in the build out of 5G infrastructure is in full swing. Next Century Cities sponsored a letter to the FCC, signed by 36 Mayors noting their position in this contentious debate…
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Accenture Report Touts $1.56 Billion Savings From FCC Proposal for Streamlining 5G Small Cell Regulations
A report developed by Accenture for the FCC pegs savings of $1.56 billion and net job creation of 17K as a result of streamlining wireless infrastucture regulations, including 5g small cell deployments
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CFO: Extensive Fiber Assets, FirstNet Give AT&T an Advantage on 5G Backhaul
As a local exchange carrier in 20 states, AT&T has a dense fiber footprint, as well as a nationwide fiber network — and that could provide a competitive edge for 5G backhaul. The company also will deploy fiber to 7 million new locations.
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FCC Poised to Revamp Small Cell Regulation
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr suggested changes to small cell regulation, arguing that procedures put in place for macrocell towers are not applicable and could hamper deployment of next-generation wireless networks.
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Microsoft Project Belgrade Taps Small Cells for TV White Spaces Fixed Wireless Broadband
MIcrosoft Project Belgrade deployed TVWS radios in Cambridge, U.K. — an urban area quite different from the rural areas where U.S. wireless internet service providers have deployed the technology. In the deployment, Microsoft saw speeds of . . .