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Administrative/Regulatory

Feb. 26, 2015

Blurred blame in unpopular wireless approvals

Congress wants wireless infrastructure without political backlash. And it recently found a way to have its wireless cake and eat it, too - make local officials take the blame. By Robert C. May III


By Robert C. May III


Most folks want ubiquitous wireless services without ubiquitous wireless infrastructure. Congress wants wireless infrastructure without political backlash from communities filled with constituents. Congress recently found a way to have its wireless cake and eat it, too - make local officials take the blame.


In 2012, Congress upended the traditionally local zoning authority over wireless sites preserved in the Telecommunications Act ...

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