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Cities Will Sue FCC To Stop $2 Billion Giveaway To Wireless Carriers (arstechnica.com)
Cities are planning to sue the Federal Communications Commission over its decision to preempt local rules on deployment of 5G wireless equipment. From a report: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes yesterday said their city intends to appeal the FCC order in federal court. Seattle will be coordinating with other cities on a lawsuit, they said. "In coordination with the overwhelming majority of local jurisdictions that oppose this unprecedented federal intrusion by the FCC, we will be appealing this order, challenging the FCC's authority and its misguided interpretations of federal law," they said in a press release.
The FCC says its order will save carriers $2 billion, less than one percent of the estimated $275 billion it will take to deploy 5G across the country. In Oregon, the Portland City Council voted Tuesday to approve a lawsuit against the FCC, The Oregonian reported, saying the move "added Portland to a growing list of cities, primarily on the West Coast, that are preparing to fight" the FCC order. East Coast cities including New York City and Boston have also objected to the FCC decision. As we've previously reported, the FCC order drew opposition from rural municipalities as well.
The FCC says its order will save carriers $2 billion, less than one percent of the estimated $275 billion it will take to deploy 5G across the country. In Oregon, the Portland City Council voted Tuesday to approve a lawsuit against the FCC, The Oregonian reported, saying the move "added Portland to a growing list of cities, primarily on the West Coast, that are preparing to fight" the FCC order. East Coast cities including New York City and Boston have also objected to the FCC decision. As we've previously reported, the FCC order drew opposition from rural municipalities as well.
Does the FCC call it a "giveaway to wireless carriers?" If not, why are you injecting your bias into the headline instead of reporting the facts?
6th Street Radio @ddombrowsky
This has nothing to do with a giveaway to any telecom. Stupid title. It's fixing the price of new cell deployments. Oh I get it. Since some cities have been milking this for fat coin, of course they will sue. Wonder why you don't have so many towers? Annual license fees $3k in Portland per small cell? And the FCC wants to limit that to $270?
Sounds like a win for who? The consumer. Thanks for the lawsuit, Seattle. Again, more tax money wasted.
Also, 60 to 90 days to act to a new application? Let me guess, it take longer than 90 days, say a lot longer. Cities, how about you speed things up a bit.
Just a look from the other side.