Towerkill News
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May 6, 2008
FCC seeks comments on the Infrastructure Coalition's Petition for Expedited Rulemaking
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it seeks comment on the Infrastructure Coalition's Petition for Expedited Rulemaking. Submitted comments can be read by going to http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi and entering 08-61 in box #1.
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May 2, 2008
"Infrastructure Coalition" files Petition for Expedited Rulemaking in response to Court of Appeals ruling
CTIA-The Wireless Association, the National Association of Broadcasters, the National Association of Tower Erectors, and PCIA-The Wireless Infrastructure Association (collectively, the “Infrastructure Coalition”) filed their Petition for Expedited Rulemaking in response to the decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in American Bird Conservancy, Inc. v. FCC, 516 F.3d 1027 (2008) (American Bird Conservancy). In this petition, the Infrastructure Coalition asks the FCC to amend Parts 1 and 17 of the it rules to establish a public notice process for antenna structure registration applications in response to the court’s directive. A public notice process would give the public (e.g., environmental organizations) a formal process for petitioning against the construction of specific antennae (towers) on the basis of their negative impact to birds.
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May 1, 2008
FCC opens Docket 08-61 to address Court of Appeals decision
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it has opened Docket 08-61 to address the decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in American Bird Conservancy, Inc. v. FCC, 516 F.3d 1027 (2008), in which the Court affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part the Commission's 2006 Memorandum Opinion and Order relating to a petition filed by the American Bird Conservancy, the Forest Conservation Council, and the Friends of the Earth. Comments on Docket 08-61 can be read by going to by going to http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi and entering 08-61 in box #1.
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February 20, 2008
Statement Of Fcc Commissioner Michael J. Copps In Response To The D.C. Circuit’s Decision Vacating The Fcc’s Denial And Dismissal Of The GULF COAST MIGRATORY BIRDS PETITION
"For years, I have been disappointed with the FCC’s failure to get serious about its environmental responsibilities. Now the D.C. Circuit has affirmed something this agency should have acknowledged a long time ago: that the National Environmental Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act require the FCC to take a hard look at the effects of communications towers on migratory birds.
Yesterday’s decision should be a wake-up call to this agency. It is time to stop acting as if a problem will go away if we just keep kicking it down the road. As we move forward with the steps that the court has ordered us to take, I hope we will live up to the letter and the spirit of the environmental statutes Congress has given us. This means more than just checking the boxes required by the statutes—it means taking a thorough look at whether our rules and practices contribute to millions of needless bird deaths. I look forward to working with my colleagues to accomplish this important and time-sensitive work."
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February 19, 2008
Gulf Coast Migratory Birds Petition - Appeals Court Decision
Court Decision available for download. (PDF Format - 58K)
http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200802/06-1165a.pdf
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