Crown Castle Tells FCC Railroads Can Hinder Wireless Deployment
Tower company Crown Castle asked the FCC to use its authority under Section 253 of the Communications Act to address actions by railroads that can slow or stop wireless deployment. “Railroads routinely inhibit Crown Castle’s ability to deploy by imposing…
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commercially unreasonable fees and requirements for crossings within public rights-of-way,” Crown Castle said. “Examples of fees required by railroads include a $21,500 document preparation fee, $66,807 ROW crossing fee, $2,000 reoccurring annual fee, and $1,500 engineering review fee.” The railroads are also often slow to respond to the company’s requests for ROW crossings, Crown Castle said in docket 17-84.