CTIA, PCIA Jointly Intervene in Montgomery County, Md., Lawsuit Against FCC Wireless Facilities Order
CTIA and PCIA jointly filed in the 4th U.S. Court of Appeals as interveners on behalf of the FCC in the lawsuit the commission faces from Montgomery County, Md., against the FCC’s October wireless facilities deployment order. Montgomery County’s lawsuit…
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and an identical lawsuit from Los Angeles and other municipalities in the D.C. Circuit say the order’s wireless tower siting rules are unconstitutional and misinterpret the 2012 Spectrum Act (see 1503100034). CTIA and PCIA were major parties in the FCC order’s creation, having pledged to work with local jurisdictions to streamline the wireless tower siting process (see 1410170048 and 1503050056). “By intervening in this case, CTIA seeks to uphold the FCC Order that created an effective framework for local governments whose support is crucial for allowing mobile providers to improve capacity and expand coverage in their communities and across America,” said CTIA Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Scott Bergmann in a statement Thursday. “PCIA strongly believes that the FCC’s October 2014 Infrastructure Order will help streamline and accelerate the deployment of wireless infrastructure across the country,” said PCIA Vice President-Government Affairs Zac Champ in a statement. “Lawsuits such as the one filed by Montgomery County could jeopardize that deployment and, with it, economic growth and job creation. PCIA and CTIA’s joint petition urges the courts to allow the FCC to carry out Congress’s clearly stated desire to streamline wireless infrastructure deployment.”