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FirstNet Showcases Tech Lab for its Board and Committee Members in Boulder

The First Responder (Public Safety) Network Authority also known as FirstNet is an independent authority within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce whose mission is to provide law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics, and other emergency service first responders with a nationwide, highspeed, broadband network dedicated to public safety. FirstNet was […]

The FCC Chairman’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC)

On January 31, 2017, new FCC chair Ajit Pai announced the formation of an advisory committee, the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC), for a period of two years to provide advice and recommendations to the commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed internet access, or broadband, by reducing or removing regulatory barriers to […]

Colorado’s new Small Cell Facilities law went into effect July 1, 2017

So, what does it mean? Known as House Bill 17-1193, the law impacts two types of local permits issued by jurisdictions for small cell facilities – right-of-way permits and land use/zoning permits. Local jurisdictions are mandated to offer access to public rights-of-way for small cell facilities, their network operators, and other broadband providers. Timeframes are […]

Senate Bill 152 Primer

When someone mentions Senate Bill (SB) 152 in relation to telecommunications in Colorado they are referring to a law passed by the Colorado legislature in 2005. SB 152 can be viewed at: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/billcontainers/FA216226F45192FE87256F41007B 483C/$FILE/152_enr.pdf As Colorado law, SB 152 is codified in the Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 29 concerning Local Government, in Article 27 concerning […]

Article from May 2016

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