Comment on T-Mobile In Trouble After It Decides To Build Cell Tower That Is 'Not Safe' For Residents
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 4 months ago
Mind crossposting this to !t_mobile@lemmy.ml?
Also, they will lose. The FCC has said that the companies can build towers where they are needed for coverage. They might have to make it look like a tree or something, but they cannot be rejected from building it.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 months ago
With the supreme Court overturning the Chevron decision last week, I’m not so sure that any federal regulatory bodies have much power anymore unless there’s a specific law passed by Congress. That’s what made that decision so dangerous, because the same applies to the FDA now regarding drugs and food.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 4 months ago
scotusblog.com/…/supreme-court-strikes-down-chevr…
A good overview of the circumstances of the recent Chevron decision.
Please note the final paragraph. Koch’s goal is exactly this: bringing cases in front of the Supreme Court that, if won, would cause grave disturbances.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 4 months ago
You know, that’s a good point. I didn’t even think of that. But you’re right.
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Be surprised if the courts cause problems with this given that cellphones are 911 devices and a means of making government emergency announcements. Those typical override the wishes of the snti-vaxx Karens of planning boards
Neato@ttrpg.network 4 months ago
This isn’t regulatory. The auctions companies bid on and win have provisions in them that require companies to utilize the spectrum in X years. They must supply coverage if they bought the spectrum; they can’t sit on it.