Mo. Legislators Advance Small-Cells Bill
The Missouri House Utilities Committee cleared a small-cells wireless siting bill at a hearing Wednesday. HB-656 pre-empts local authority on small-cell siting, like many other bills now moving through state legislatures (see 1703080011). Under the bill, local authorities wouldn't be…
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able to require an application “for routine maintenance on previously permitted small wireless facility collocations, or the replacement of small wireless facilities with substantially smaller ones,” a summary said. Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers added another small-cells bill to the map. Under HB-310, small cells would not be subject to zoning review, and applications would be deemed granted if not reviewed after 60 days. Localities could charge up to $100 per facility for the first five listed in an application and $50 for each additional facility. As in Missouri, no application would be needed for routine maintenance or replacing facilities with smaller ones. Debate over small-cells siting for 5G networks also is occurring at the FCC in response to a Mobilitie petition (see 1703090013).