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BOOK 99 PAE839 <br />839 <br />however, who will build a tower and lease the positions on the <br />tower, and such a company could work for the County. <br />FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION <br />Jeff Steinburg, attorney from the Federal Communications <br />Commission (FCC), quoted Sections 704(a) and 704(b) of the Tele- <br />communications Act of 1996 and outlined some FCC recommended <br />guidelines: <br />FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION <br />WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU <br />y 2025 M Sftet, N.W., W"hlnpmn, DC 20664 <br />FACT SHEET #1 <br />APRIL 23, 9996 <br />NATIONAL WIRELE88 FACNJilES SITING POLICIES <br />The Telecommunications Act of 1996 cotuaias imporWd Prcnriatoa cw4en ing the <br />place:aeat of towers tend other Scilides for use in ptovidia6 PMWW wirdcu =vl= him <br />stab and local cotmmnrides bays Wooed donly MA odla w and 011W Wireless secvioe <br />providers on such plplms, but this txw law embl *w now rcWm-69ibies fag <br />=nnwnWes and for the Federal Communicmone Commbdon (FCC). The rid man <br />in the ori vbm industry malon mese isttnes sera moue important. <br />This Fad Shat 01 is intended to opWa date ttsw provisions and to help sere sad <br />local SovW menb as *0Y deal wits the ultra of imflities situs is fit* load <br />oocnmuaitieL AXON wd of t)ds-Fact Sbast ft you Will &d norma of conmab for <br />additional inforamtioa about this area ad other issues befa++e the FOC. <br />Section 744 of the Tciccommuoicadons Act of 19% (the 1996 Act) >nv= federal. <br />start and local Sm mnent ovuli& of st of-pasonal wireless wvloe" WHtim Thf, <br />1996 Act establisbt• a cotapreb•asive fiamwa& for the mvm4se Ofimdogedon by sbte is <br />ioeal mwmg authorities over to cooft% modisatiaa and pIsc=M4 of 6CM&S such as <br />towers for ocnWw, persons) communications service (PCS Wad spwAn1lzW moobiie radio <br />(SM aansmit EM <br />• The new law psesorves local anoint nut WAY, batt clarifies When the mu n.i v of bora <br />2wiaS authority may be preetmpud by the FOC...- <br />• <br />.,.• $anon 704 prolttbita any action that would disariminste betwan dtffm t provid= of <br />personal wbdcss servicm such as cdMw. wid&mm SMR and broadband PCS. Tt <br />also prohibits atq sctian then would baa dwgetber the c=5Wucdua6 mofiiticmtioa or <br />placement of these )dads of facMda in a pattlatlar area. . <br />■ 71w law also tq edfm p umdura Which mast be followed for aclityi an a requat so <br />place thm kinds of i ' and Vwvi1s for wview in the courts or the FOC of any <br />decision by a zoning audmity that is fncoaaism with Section 704- <br />30 <br />NOVEMBER 13, 1996 <br />� s � <br />