Cross-posted from Blandin on Broadband blog, originally prepared for Southwest Regional Development Commission. LightSquared vs. GPS A new wireless start-up with Minnesota connections has been in the news lately with plans to provide a unique wireless-satellite communications network that could bring ubiquitous broadband coverage to rural America for a fraction of the cost of existing, […]
FCC Sets Drop Dead Date on Wireless Sites
Planning & zoning professionals seem to have greeted with deafening silence the FCC decision last week on wireless tower siting timelines. The press release begins: In a Declaratory Ruling (âRulingâ) adopted today [18.11.09], the Federal Communications Commission (âFCCâ) cleared the way for broadband deployment by establishing timeframes of 90 days for collocations and 150 days […]