Small Cell Wireless Illinois

The small wireless facilities deployment act the act 50 ilcs 840 1 et seq which was signed into law on april 12 2018 as public act 100 0585 provides the regulations and process for permitting and deploying small wireless facilities within rights of way and on private property throughout illinois excluding chicago.

Small cell wireless illinois. That act already preempted most local regulation and control of requests to install small cell wireless devices in municipal rights of way and in exclusively commercial and. As technology continues to advance and smartphone data use continues to increase it s important that we have the infrastructure in place to support those advancements said. The proposed legislation would effectively remove local control over where providers place wireless installations on public. By regulating small cell antennas at a statewide level illinois joins a small but growing list of states following the lead of federal communications commission chairman ajit pai who has also introduced rules that would curtail how much time cities and counties would have to review applications to install wireless equipment.

Senate bill 1451 was held in the state senate after local officials voiced concern about the loss of community oversight on the. Controls the deployment of small cell facilities and specifically prohibits home rule municipalities from exercising home rule authority to regulate in areas of state and federal jurisdiction the act is the state law which governs how local governments must license or permit. The illinois small wireless facilities deployment act 50 ilcs 840 1 et seq. 100 0585 this law will affect all municipalities in illinois including home rule municipalities with the exception of chicago.

Small wireless facilities deployment act. As municipal users already know the illinois small wireless facilities deployment act public act 100 0585 the act became effective june 1st of this year. Small wireless facilities deployment act. Illinois cities counties unite against small cell wireless bill.

Illinois governor bruce rauner signed a bill thursday to standardize and streamline small cell regulation. Supporters say it will pave the way for 5g deployment and other wireless technology.