FCC to Vote in June on Commissioner Carr’s 5G Upgrade Order

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will vote on Commissioner Carr’s 5G Upgrade Order as part of an initiative to accelerate U.S. wireless infrastructure improvement plans. 

According to the FCC “The 5G Upgrade Order clarifies the FCC’s 2014 rules by:

• Explaining when the 60-day shot clock for local approval begins 

• Specifying what new equipment qualifies for streamlined approval

• Clarifying how local governments’ concealment and aesthetic conditions of approval apply  

• Asking for public comment on what activity related to a modification can occur outside of a wireless site”

The full Commission will vote on the 5G Upgrade Order at its next open meeting on June 9, 2020.