The PA Senate advanced a bipartisan piece of legislation yesterday that will help streamline the process of 5G deployments in different areas across the state.
Senate Bill 769, otherwise known as the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, looks to set up parameters for municipalities and business entities to install small wireless sites in counties across the state, an issue that was heavily emphasized during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senator Joe Pittman said that the bill was modeled after the current Federal Communications Commission’s standards for this type of technology. He adds that Indiana County has been diligent in addressing this critical issue, but there is still lots of work to be done in other counties.
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With the Senate passing this legislation, it will now move on to a committee vote.
