Re:5G is perfectly fine
by zw123456 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @01:46PM
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A telco can not "drop a pole" anywhere for free. There is a fee paid to either co-locate on existing or to place a new pole. All cities and counties have right of way fees that all carriers pay to use the right of way.
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Obviously it isn’t free, but it’s helluva a lot cheaper than renting pole space for the 5G equipment.
In my city, 90% of the 5G poles are new, some feet away from existing poles. Federal rules give the locality no power to deny placement, only to make limited cosmetic changes, and only in a period of 30 days or less.