You, FCC, tell us again why cities are only allowed to charge rich telcos $270 to attach 5G tech to utility poles? Well, we just reached inside our A$$ and pulled it out, regulator tells court – via TheRegister.co.uk
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You, FCC, tell us again why cities are only allowed to charge rich telcos $270 to attach 5G tech to utility poles? Well, we just reached inside our A$$ and pulled it out, regulator tells court – via TheRegister.co.uk

Brexit aside, no one can call out absurdity like the Brits can. While some folks are still caught up on the red herring that local regulation equals no 5G (that 5G which doesn’t yet exist, by the way), The Register, a UK publication that sports the tagline, “Biting the hand that feeds IT,” highlights the…

The battle over 5G deployment in America’s cities – Balch Law Group on Axios News Magazine
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The battle over 5G deployment in America’s cities – Balch Law Group on Axios News Magazine

Industry was way ahead of local government and government response for deployment of small cell wireless. They started coming to the City [Brookhaven, GA] with applications to deploy their devices and their facilities before we knew what was going on. And when we finally caught on to what was going on, we were like, “Wait…

MUNICIPAL RIGHTS TO RIGHTS OF WAY: THE PHANTOM MENACE
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MUNICIPAL RIGHTS TO RIGHTS OF WAY: THE PHANTOM MENACE

Presented by Christopher D. Balch, Balch Law Group, Atlanta Michael V. “Van” Stephens, II, Gwinnett County Law Department, Lawrenceville at the 64th Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel, Athens, GA September 14-15, 2017