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By Gail Karish, Harriett Steiner, Joe Van Eaton

Wireless antenna siting raises significant political and legal issues that are becoming ever more complex. A decade ago, localities revised local zoning codes to accommodate the placement of large towers in their communities; now communities are revisiting those codes as providers seek to place new or replacement installations on utility poles and light standards in the rights of way. City Attorneys – often in the face of heated public opposition to wireless placements and threats of litigation from wireless service providers and tower companies - must advise local decision-makers on the complex interplay of federal law, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations and orders, state statutes and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rules and orders, and local ordinances – all of which can impact the approval process and the proposed deployment.

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Best Best & Krieger attorneys Gail Karish, Harriet Steiner, and Joe Van Eaton co-authored this paper published at the League of California Cities 2012 City Attorneys' Conference.