Tower and Antenna Siting Issues

Welcome to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Facility Siting Page. This page contains information on a variety of subjects concerning the siting of facilities for wireless telecommunications providers.

 Routine Pre-Construction Tower Review
 Antenna Structure Registration and Compliance with FAA Regulations
 Environmental Assessment Checklist
 Environmental and Historic Preservation Issues

 NEPA Compliance
 Collocation Agreement
 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues
 Non-Federal Representative Status
 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement

4/24/2007
ORDER (DA 07-2151)
Wireless Properties, LLC Petition for Declaratory Ruling, Proposed Tower
pdf - Word

4/12/2007
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 07-48)
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Affirmed the Action Taken by the Division. Denied the Application for Review. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 03/28/2007 by MO&O
pdf - Word

11/7/2006
NEW RELEASE (DA 06-164)
FCC Seeks Comment on Possible Measures to Reduce Migratory Bird Collisions with Communications Towers
pdf - Word
NPRM: pdf - Word
News Release (11/3/06): pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Copps: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Adelstein: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner McDowell: pdf - Word

3/20/2006
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 06-630)
Changes And Enhancements To The FCC's Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS). Public Demonstration & Live Web Cast March 30, 2006
pdf - Word

10/6/2005
NEWS
FCC Clarifies Provisions of Nationwide Programmatic Agreement That Apply to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations
pdf - Word
Declaratory Ruling: pdf - Word
Joint Statement of Chairman Martin and Commissioner Abernathy: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Copps: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Adelstein: pdf - Word

10/5/2005
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 05-174)
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
pdf - Word

4/7/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 05-1013)
WTB and Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Announce Enhancement and Provide Clarifications Regarding Use of Tower Construction Notification System
pdf - Word

3/4/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 05-599)
WTB and Media Bureau Announce New E-mail Address and Procedures for Electronic and Non-electronic Submissions of Section 106 Information to the Commission under the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement
pdf - Word

12/14/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3891)
WTB Seeks Comment on Avatar Environmental LLC Report Regarding Migratory Bird Collisions With Communications Towers
pdf - Word
Avatar Migratory Bird Report: pdf

10/25/2004
NEWS
FCC and United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Adopt Voluntary "Best Practices" Concerning Protection of Historic Properties of Religious and Cultural Significance to Tribes in Tower Siting Process
pdf - Word
Voluntary Best Practices: pdf - Word
Appendix A: pdf - Word

10/5/2004
REPORT AND ORDER (FCC 04-222)
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act Review Process
pdf - Word
Appendix A: pdf - Word
Appendix B (Nationwide Programmatic Agreement): pdf - Word
Attachment 1: pdf - Word
Attachment 2: pdf - Word
Attachment 3: pdf - Word
Attachment 4: pdf - Word
Appendix C: pdf - Word
Appendix D: pdf - Word
Joint Statement of Chairman Powell and Commissioner Adelstein: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Abernathy: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Copps: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Martin: pdf - Word

9/10/2004
NEWS
FCC Adopts Nationwide Programmatic Agreement to Streamline Review Process for Communications Towers
pdf - Word
Joint Statement of Chairman Powell & Commissioner Adelstein: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Abernathy: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Copps: pdf - Word

9/17/2003
NEWS
Wireless Bureau Announces the State of Michigan to Initiate a Study Assessing the Impact of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds
pdf - Word
Memorandum of Understanding - Michigan and the Fish and Wildlife Service: pdf
Avian Collision Study Plan: pdf
Memorandum of Agreement - Michigan and the FCC: pdf

8/20/2003
NOTICE OF INQUIRY (FCC 03-205)
Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds
pdf - Word
Statement of Chairman Powell: pdf- Word

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Last reviewed/updated on 5/29/2007.