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Changes to FCC rules on the construction, marking...

Changes to FCC rules on the construction, marking and lighting of antenna structures will be mostly welcomed by tower owners, a broadcast attorney said. The FCC amended its rules last week (CD Aug 11 p9). The rule changes are relatively…

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straightforward, “and tower owners should be sure to take advantage of the new rules when they take effect,” said Pillsbury Winthrop attorney Paul Cicelski Friday in a blog post (http://bit.ly/1apzXs4). Key changes include voluntary antenna structure registration, accuracy of height and location data, and a new antenna structure registration requirement that gives tower owners “greater latitude regarding where they must post their Antenna Structure Registration numbers,” he said.