Small Cell Wireless Illinois

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Small cell wireless illinois.

By regulating small cell antennas at a statewide level illinois joins a small but growing list of states following the lead of federal communications commission chairman ajit pai who has also introduced rules that would curtail how much time cities and counties would have to review applications to install wireless equipment. 100 0585 this law will affect all municipalities in illinois including home rule municipalities with the exception of chicago. The small wireless facilities deployment act the act 50 ilcs 840 1 et seq which was signed into law on april 12 2018 as public act 100 0585 provides the regulations and process for permitting and deploying small wireless facilities within rights of way and on private property throughout illinois excluding chicago. Local control debate pauses illinois small cell wireless bill.

Controls the deployment of small cell facilities and specifically prohibits home rule municipalities from exercising home rule authority to regulate in areas of state and federal jurisdiction the act is the state law which governs how local governments must license or permit. The small wireless facilities deployment act the act 50 ilcs 840 1 et seq which was signed into law on april 12 2018 as public act 100 0585 provides the regulations and process for permitting and deploying small wireless facilities within rights of way and on private property throughout illinois excluding chicago small wireless facilities also known as a small cell are. Illinois cities counties unite against small cell wireless bill. As municipal users already know the illinois small wireless facilities deployment act public act 100 0585 the act became effective june 1st of this year.

That act already preempted most local regulation and control of requests to install small cell wireless devices in municipal rights of way and in exclusively commercial and. Supporters say it will pave the way for 5g deployment and other wireless technology. Senate bill 1451 was held in the state senate after local officials voiced concern about the loss of community oversight on the. Illinois governor bruce rauner signed a bill thursday to standardize and streamline small cell regulation.

Sb 1451 proposing the establishment of the small wireless facilities deployment act was signed into law yesterday as p a. Small wireless facilities deployment act.