--- title: California Wireless Law Blog | The Latest News & Analysis | California Wireless Law description: California Wireless Law | Atty Alan Hearty's California Wireless Law Blog. Get objective updates on the latest wireless industry news, updates, FCC updates, comments & analyses. --- [![](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Allen_Matkins_October2017-theme/Images/allenmatkinslogo.png?width=275&height=49&name=allenmatkinslogo.png "allenmatkinslogo.png")](http://allenmatkins.com/) Contact us with your California wireless law questions [here](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/contact-us-0) # [![](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Misc.%20Banners/calwireless-banner.jpg) California Wireless Law Blog](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com) - [Home](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com) - [Contact Us](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/contact-us-0) ## [FCC’s Latest 5G Spectrum Auction and the Call to Open the Mid-Band By Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fccs-5g-spectrum-auction-and-call-to-open-mid-band-alan-hearty) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [May 02, 2019](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fccs-5g-spectrum-auction-and-call-to-open-mid-band-alan-hearty) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) ### **Launch of 5G Spectrum Auction** The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in mid-April 2019, announced two key initiatives intended to bolster the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless infrastructure, touching on two prongs of the agency’s [...](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/overview-fccs-5g-fast-plan-alan-hearty) [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [5G](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/5g), [5G Auction](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/5g-auction), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fccs-5g-spectrum-auction-and-call-to-open-mid-band-alan-hearty) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Minimizing the Rural Digital Divide in the Face of 5G by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/minimizing-rural-digital-divide-5g-by-alan-hearty) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [April 22, 2019](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/minimizing-rural-digital-divide-5g-by-alan-hearty) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) ### **The FCC’s Push to Deploy 5G Infrastructure** The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving quickly to expedite the implementation of 5G technology. As discussed in a prior post ([Overview of the FCC's 5G FAST Plan by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/overview-fccs-5g-fast-plan-alan-hearty)), one tool in... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [5G](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/5g), [5G Auction](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/5g-auction), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [5G Networks](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/5g-networks), [Digital Opportunity Fund](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/digital-opportunity-fund) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/minimizing-rural-digital-divide-5g-by-alan-hearty) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Cell Tower Citing Issue by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/us-supreme-court-rule-on-cell-tower-citing-issue) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [May 14, 2014](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/us-supreme-court-rule-on-cell-tower-citing-issue) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a case regarding how a city justifies its denial of a tower-setting permit. More specifically, the Supreme Court will rule on the Eleventh Circuit’s holding that the city of Roswell,... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [cell tower](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/cell-tower), [cell tower issues](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/cell-tower-issues) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/us-supreme-court-rule-on-cell-tower-citing-issue) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Lights, Ballasts...Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Interference? by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/lights-ballasts-industrial-scientific-medical-interference) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [February 19, 2014](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/lights-ballasts-industrial-scientific-medical-interference) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) On February 7, the FCC cited a Los Angeles landlord for operating industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment that is causing harmful interference at a downtown Los Angeles high rise. The offending ISM equipment involves two-lamp fluorescent... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Cell Towers](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/cell-towers), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [ISM](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/ism) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/lights-ballasts-industrial-scientific-medical-interference) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [It’s Not Easy Being Green: Sprint to Use Green Technology by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/its-not-easy-being-green-sprint-use-green-technology) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [February 05, 2014](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/its-not-easy-being-green-sprint-use-green-technology) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) In what appears to be a continuing trend toward the implementation of green technology, Sprint has announced that it intends to replace its back-up generators with hydrogen fuel cells for cell sites located in large urban areas. The push toward... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Wireless Carriers](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/wireless-carriers), [Fuel Cells](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/fuel-cells), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [Green Earth Technologies](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/green-earth-technologies), [Green Technology](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/green-technology) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/its-not-easy-being-green-sprint-use-green-technology) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [More Wireless Industry Consolidation: A Game-Changing Deal by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/more-wireless-industry-consolidation-game-changing-deal) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [January 27, 2014](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/more-wireless-industry-consolidation-game-changing-deal) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) Sprint moves one step closer towards its goal of acquiring T-Mobile as it receives proposals from two (2) banks to finance Sprint’s potential acquisition of T-Mobile. Expected to take anywhere from twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months, the deal still... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Wireless Carriers](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/wireless-carriers), [Regulations](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/regulations), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [Wireless Industry News](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/wireless-industry-news), [Wireless Industry](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/wireless-industry) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/more-wireless-industry-consolidation-game-changing-deal) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [San Marcos Tightens its Belt with New Cell Tower Ordinance by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/san-marcos-tightens-belt-new-cell-tower-ordinance) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [December 30, 2013](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/san-marcos-tightens-belt-new-cell-tower-ordinance) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) In response to complaints from its residents about unsightly “cell tower” farms, the San Marcos Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposed cell tower ordinance that would be among the strictest in San Diego County. The law would limit the... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Cell Towers](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/cell-towers), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [cell tower](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/cell-tower), [Cell Tower Ordinance](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/cell-tower-ordinance) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/san-marcos-tightens-belt-new-cell-tower-ordinance) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Wireless Industry Responds to Wireless Infrastructure Rules by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/wireless-industry-responds-wireless-infrastructure-rules) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [February 13, 2013](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/wireless-industry-responds-wireless-infrastructure-rules) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) Last week, wireless industry providers along with several hundred others filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission in response to the agency’s **[PROPOSED RULES](https://web.archive.org/web/20150205174634/http://calwirelesslaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Proposed-Rules.pdf)** on wireless deployment and infrastructure siting. Two industry groups, PCIA... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Regulations](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/regulations), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [Wireless Deployment](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/wireless-deployment), [Wireless Infrastructure](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/wireless-infrastructure) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/wireless-industry-responds-wireless-infrastructure-rules) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [FCC's Notice on Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act  by Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fccs-notice-middle-class-tax-relief-job-creation-act) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [February 06, 2013](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fccs-notice-middle-class-tax-relief-job-creation-act) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) Section 6409(a) of last year’s Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 prohibits state and local governments from denying any eligible facilities’ request for a modification of an existing ‘wireless tower or base station’ that does not... [California Wireless Law](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/california-wireless-law), [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/alan-hearty), [Middle Class Tax Relief](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/middle-class-tax-relief), [Job Creation Act](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/tag/job-creation-act) [Read More](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fccs-notice-middle-class-tax-relief-job-creation-act) Share on: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [FCC Offers Modest Reforms to Accelerate Broadband Buildout with Bigger Reforms Over-the-Horizon](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fcc-offers-modest-reforms-to-accelerate-broadband-buildout-with-bigger-reforms-over-the-horizon) ![Picture of Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/hubfs/Alan%20Hearty.jpg) Posted on [February 06, 2013](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/fcc-offers-modest-reforms-to-accelerate-broadband-buildout-with-bigger-reforms-over-the-horizon) by [Alan Hearty](https://www.calwirelesslaw.com/author/alan-hearty) On Friday, January 25, 2013, the FCC Chairman announced several “new and forthcoming” measures under the Commission’s existing Broadband Acceleration Initiative that seeks to speed broadband buildout by lifting barriers to accessing utility poles,... 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