Mayors, County Executives Support Eshoo Bill to Undo FCC Wireless Infrastructure Order
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (D) led a letter with 90 other mayors and county executives to Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., supporting her Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act. HR-530, which…
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Eshoo filed in January, would overturn the FCC's September wireless infrastructure order (see 1901160038). The order, which aims to speed 5G deployment by lowering state and local barriers to deployment, is under court review (see 1901110018). Liccardo opposed the FCC action (see 1811080055). “While we support the [FCC's] goal of ensuring affordable broadband access for every American, the Commission’s actions do nothing to achieve that goal,” wrote the leaders, including New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D). “It puts the interests of national corporations over the needs of our communities by making it impossible for local governments to manage the public rights-of-way effectively and equitably. It cedes control of local property to national corporations without fair compensation in return, and without taking into account considerations for closing the digital divide, public safety” and other matters.