The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision in T-Mobile South LLC v. City of Roswell, which involved the city’s denial of a cell tower application. The Court held that the federal Telecommunications Act mandates that municipalities provide a written explanation when denying a request, and that the explanation must
On October 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a new rule that will dramatically limit the ability of New Jersey municipalities to regulate the expansion or modification of existing wireless communications equipment. The new FCC wireless facility siting rule includes measures to expedite the environmental and historic preservation review
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that may impact how New Jersey municipalities address requests to locate wireless telecommunications equipment. The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) specifically includes potential measures to expedite the environmental and historic preservation review of new wireless facilities, as
