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Committee approves FCC‑compliant master license agreements for wireless carriers and requests revenue support for streetlights and transit

Budget and Finance Committee · July 12, 2023

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The committee forwarded five master license agreements with wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Extenet/Mobility, Crown Castle) to comply with FCC rulings and authorized policy language requesting license revenues be applied to SFPUC streetlight programs and SFMTA transit operations; a public commenter criticized the deals as corporate welfare.

SFPUC and SFMTA staff presented updated master license agreements (MLAs) with multiple wireless carriers that reflect federal FCC interpretations limiting local fees and require FCC‑compliant rates for attachments on city‑owned poles. Jeremy Spitz (SFPUC) said the…

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