Friday, November 8, 2013

FCC Has Proposed Changes to Its Section 106 Rules

The Federal Communications Commission has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, among other things, proposes to streamline environmental and historic preservation review procedures for small cell and Distributed Antenna System projects. The notice also proposes to clarify federal laws restricting state and local wireless permitting authority and includes limits on state and local authority to regulate cell towers.  

Comments on the notice can be submitted to the FCC by November 26.