With a broad boost from U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Jackie Speier (D-Palo Alto, Hillsborough), a large coalition of Western cities and counties are waging a legal showdown with a shuttered federal government in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over control of 5G wireless installations. Eshoo's bill, H.R. 530 -- called the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019, "essentially resets the clock on the FCC's new rules by erasing what the federal government has implemented in the under-the-wire maneuver." Eshoo noted "5G is essential for our country's communications network and economy, but it must be deployed responsibly and equitably."
Crown Castle Launches CBRS Service for Multi-Tenant NYC Building
Construction of the CBRS network at 345 Park Ave (NY) is complete in the lobby and concourse levels. "CBRS is consistent with our company’s focus on shared assets for the benefit of all. This is of great value to building owners, tenants, and wireless network operators," said Paul Reddic...
No Getaway for Hopland; perfect storm of absences converges on Planning Commission
Crown Castle was approved to increase the height of an AT&T tower in Laytonville by 20 feet. Letters opposing the height expansion cited a range of concerns, from the tower not fulfilling the needs of people who don’t use AT&T to those who felt it would pose a hazard to the children atte...
Experts Discuss The Road to 5G in Montgomery County, MD
At a Montgomery County (MD) meeting, council members discussed the challenges zoning codes created in enabling 5G in the county, along with the need for increased infrastructure to support the network. Richard Rothrock, Manager of Government Affairs for Crown Castle in Maryland, moderated the ...
NY real estate investor bets big on CBRS
Martha DeGrasse for Fierce Wireless reported on New York’s Rudin Family’s recent partnership with Crown Castle to support their 345 Park Avenue Manhattan (NY) skyscraper with a CBRS network. DeGrasse states, "Crown and Rudin envision 345 Park Avenue with multiple private networks s...
The 5G Tower Party Is Just Getting Started
Wall Street Journal reporter Stephen Wilmot wrote that reliable 5G signals will require a lot more cell towers, adding now is a good time for investors to collect. "AT&T and Verizon long ago started selling towers to specialist real-estate investment trusts such as American Tower and Crown Cas...
Technology is not a luxury; it’s now an education necessity
In a guest column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Public Schools chief equity and social justice officer, Tauheedah Baker-Jones, addressed the urgency in bridging the digital divide, emphasizing the importance of online learning given it has become and will remain more prevalent ...