Rainbow PUSH Urges FCC to Act on Changes to Wireless Infrastructure Rules
Rainbow PUSH President Jesse Jackson wrote the FCC endorsing changes to wireless infrastructure rules, teed up for a vote at Wednesday’s commissioners' meeting. “Broadband access to the internet has been a game-changer for people of color, low-income households, and numerous…
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other struggling communities,” Jackson wrote in a letter posted Friday in docket 17-79. “The next generation of wireless and wireline broadband services promises to amplify these benefits.” The draft order and declaratory ruling have gotten pushback from some big cities and local and state governments (see 1809200007). CTIA President Meredith Baker met with all four commissioners last week to push for the order. “In order to ensure 5G leadership, it is essential that the Commission modernize siting rules to allow the accelerated deployment of new wireless networks and small cells,” the group said. “The permitting process for small wireless facilities has often created deployment barriers that have a significant impact on the pace and scale of densification,” 5G Americas said, supporting the draft order.