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Residents urge San Mateo council to rescind small‑cell permits and oppose FCC rulemaking
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the San Mateo City Council to oppose FCC docket 25‑276 and to rescind small‑cell permits they say were approved under flawed applications; staff said it will review hearing‑officer findings and report back but cautioned that revocations pose procedural challenges.
San Mateo — Dozens of residents and community groups told the City Council on Nov. 17 that recent hearing‑officer rulings show Crown Castle misrepresented a key technical limit when seeking permits for small‑cell wireless equipment, and urged the council to rescind improperly issued approvals.
Speakers from neighborhood associations and organized groups described the hearing‑officer decisions as proof that some Crown Castle applications relied on a conclusory “200‑foot” limitation in alternative‑site analyses and that several permits should be revisited. Erin Ruger, a homeowner who appealed an earlier approval, said the officer’s findings…
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