Don't let the FCC take away your authority!
PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL
What's this all about?
Congress gave local officials the authority to control the deployment of wireless infrastructure in their communities. Now the FCC is trying to take that authority away.*
The current system is working, but telecoms are impatient with local zoning laws and want unfettered ability to put their towers and antennas anywhere they want.
Time is critical. The FCC is hoping to fast-track approval of this new rule before too many local officials push back. Please submit your comments on FCC's Docket 25-276 today!
America's telecoms are chafing under the bit of local control. They are sick and tired of local zoning laws that restrict their ability to put their wireless towers and antennas anywhere they want.
Back in 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act. That law specifically reserved for local officials the ability to control the deployment of wireless infrastructure in their communities, with limited restrictions.
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Now the telecoms and the FCC want to strip away the control that Congress gave exclusively to local officials, despite the fact that municipal leaders know their communities best and were elected to protect and preserve the values of their constituents.
Please help push back against the unfettered deployment of wireless infrastructure by filing your comments with the FCC today!
Here's part of it:
* "With this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), we advance the Commission’s Build America Agenda by proposing reforms that would free towers and other wireless infrastructure from regulatory burdens imposed at the state and local level. This Notice answers President Trump’s call across the federal government to expedite, eliminate, and simplify permitting burdens that inhibit economic development, job creation, and energy production. This proceeding also builds on the Commission’s successful efforts during President Trump’s first term to streamline infrastructure rules, which helped spur significant investment and network buildout." (from FCC's Docket 25-276)