Carr Looking at Next Steps on Wireless Infrastructure Rules
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr will take “another look at the federal rules governing wireless infrastructure deployment” and the need for further changes, he told the National Association of Tower Erectors Monday. Carr posted his remarks Tuesday. “We will look to…
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fully and faithfully implement the decisions Congress has made to streamline the deployment of next-generation technologies,” he said. “We will push the government to be more pro-infrastructure by eliminating needless restrictions on siting wireless facilities.” The federal government must also do more to encourage people to train for work on towers, he said: “We need more of you.” Carr told of his own field experiences, including climbing a 2,000-foot TV tower. He said China is determined to lead the world on 5G and has advantages. “The Chinese government can snap its fingers and command that a million towers be built virtually overnight,” he said. “Some view this as an insurmountable advantage. I don’t. A quick glance through the history books shows that this type of central planning and industrial policy is no match for free markets.”