Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin approved a small cell infrastructure bill last week just days after the state legislature passed the measure.
Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Greg Treat sponsored state Senate Bill 1388. The measure creates the Oklahoma Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. It establishes procedures for the co-location and deployment of small cells and utility poles within a right-of-way. It establishes the permitting process for wireless providers using small cells in certain areas and for those wireless providers installing and maintaining utility poles in certain areas.
CTIA praised the move. “By modernizing rules for small cell deployment, Oklahomans will be ready for 5G, the next generation of wireless,” said CTIA SVP External and State Affairs Jamie Hastings. “According to Accenture, in Oklahoma City alone the industry will invest $525 million to deploy 5G, creating almost 6,000 jobs and contributing $972 million in local economic growth.”
April 30, 2018
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