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Peoria staff to rewrite broadband rules after FCC reclassification; council asked whether to allow small cells on city property
Summary
City staff updated council on work to align Peoria licensing for fiber optic broadband and ‘dark fiber’ with federal rules and presented options to change a 2017 policy that prohibits leasing city property for small‑cell wireless sites.
Peoria officials briefed the city council on Dec. 17 on the status of new licensing and code changes to regulate fiber optic broadband after an FCC ruling this year reclassified broadband fiber as telecommunications, and staff asked whether council wants to revisit a 2017 policy that bars leasing city property for wireless small‑cell sites.
The update explained why documents staff prepared in May needed rewriting and outlined next steps: staff will return with two ordinances to amend chapters 23 and 27 of the city code and with updated telecommunications and dark‑fiber agreements in March and February 2025, respectively.
The change matters because the Federal Communications Commission’s July decision that treats broadband fiber as…
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