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AEI's Tews Says Local Governments Must Cooperate on 5G

American Enterprise Institute Visiting Scholar Shane Tews said local governments have a role to play in furthering 5G deployment. The FCC is looking at speeding up deployment of wireless infrastructure, with action likely this fall (see 1705230057). “Potentially the most…

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important catalyst for the implementation of 5G will be the cooperation of local governments for the approval of equipment placement on utility poles and streetlights,” Tews blogged Monday. “Those who restrict access to 5G deployment through excessive municipal fees and arduous permitting processes will be blocking the opportunity to improve their local information infrastructure.”