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The Politics and Public Policy of Wireless Facilities Procurements

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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Cell tower base sites, Cell tower politics, Cell tower procurement, Cell tower regulation, Information communication technology, Milliwave scanners, Mobile communication, Radio frequency towers, Telecommunications Policy, Wireless base sites

Definition

The public policy matters including legal, statutory, and public health issues, and political factors governing and inherent to the procurement, placement, presence, and use of devices that provide wireless communications and remote capabilities through technological utilization of the electromagnetic wave spectrum.

Introduction

There has been substantial policy discourse regarding the procurement of wireless communications base sites including cell towers. As wireless facilities continue to be installed on playing fields at parks and schools, next to or on top of government buildings, and near residential areas including neighborhoods and shopping centers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to identify places where wireless...

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  • Federal Communications Commission (1997) Second memorandum opinion and order and notice of proposed rulemaking, FCC 97–303. In the matter of WT Docket No. 97-192, ET Docket No. 93-62, and RM-8577. https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Orders/1997/fcc97303.pdf

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  1. School of Public Service, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Joshua M. Steinfeld

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Steinfeld, J.M. (2017). The Politics and Public Policy of Wireless Facilities Procurements. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2789-1

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