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State rules on wireless antennas would strip local control, say city officials
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Left, a small cell node installed at the top of an existing light pole near the Georgia State Capitol.
Right, a new pole with a small cell node located behind the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA station.
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The General Assembly is expected to take up a bill this session that would reduce local regulations on placing small-scale wireless antennas, commonly called “small cells,” on existing or new poles in the public right of way. Supporters of such a bill say it would ensure high-speed internet access to rural Georgia.
Such a statewide bill is supported by the small-cell industry, but some local officials say such legislation would strip cities of local control and clutter the cities’ right of way with ugly poles and boxes, while financially benefitting the wireless industry giants. “We don’t need Georgia to come in and offer a corporate giveaway to the small-cell industry at the expense of Brookhaven and of quality of life and
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