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BZA approves AT&T antenna upgrades on MIT Dorrance Building with federal-emissions reporting conditions
Summary
The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals granted a special permit for AT&T to modify rooftop antennas on MIT’s Dorrance Building (Building 16), subject to conditions requiring filing of federal emissions reports with the Inspectional Services Department and removal or termination clauses tied to federal license compliance.
The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 9 granted a special permit allowing AT&T (Singular Wireless d/b/a AT&T) to upgrade antennas on the Dorrance Building (Building 16) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, imposing conditions requiring the company to file federal emissions reports with the Inspectional Services Department and setting termination triggers tied to federal license status.
Tim Green, representing Singular Wireless d/b/a AT&T, told the board the facility has been at the site for around 20 years and was upgraded in 2017 and 2019; the current application would replace and add antennas (technically three additional antenna elements, including replacing a single larger antenna with two smaller…
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