NATE Statement on FCC Wireless Infrastructure Modernization, Historic Preservation Agreement
For Immediate Release:
July 20, 2020
NATE Statement on FCC Wireless Infrastructure Modernization, Historic Preservation Agreement
(Washington, D.C.) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today issued the following statement regarding the FCC’s announcement that the agency has reached an agreement with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) that supports wireless infrastructure builds while continuing to protect historic properties. The agreement was spearheaded by FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, who leads the Commission’s wireless infrastructure modernization efforts.
“On behalf of NATE’s 1,000 member companies nationwide, we applaud Commissioner Carr and his colleagues at the FCC for proactively collaborating with officials from the ACHP and NCSHPO to come to terms on this common-sense agreement,” said President & CEO Todd Schlekeway. “The agreement is a win-win for NATE member companies, the wireless infrastructure industry and the historic preservation community. In particular, the Association is pleased that the agreement accounts for the realities of next-generation site activities and encourages facilitating collocation on existing structures. It is essential that we as a nation commit to facilitating tower modification without excessive regulatory mandates as a critical means of closing the digital divide and enhancing communications capabilities throughout the country,” added Schlekeway.
For more information on today’s agreement, visit HERE. For more information on NATE, visit www.natehome.com today.
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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure construction, service and maintenance industries. Today the Association boasts over 1,000 member companies located throughout the United States, Bahamas, Canada, China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Trinidad and the United Kingdom. For additional information on NATE, please visit www.natehome.com.
Contact: Todd Schlekeway
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