collaboration in the installation of broadband facilities (conduit) whenever construction was planned along state highways. Both federal and state laws have created “shot clocks” mandating that local government process within a set period of time all applications to build wireless facilities in public rights-of-way, including on utility poles. As this OII/OIR has taken shape, we have seen a flurry of new legislative and regulatory proposals at both the state and federal levels, addressing municipalities’ processing of new permit applications by wireless companies and their surrogates, seeking to pave the way for faster deployment of communications technologies including 5G wireless (although final standards for this technology are not expected to be adopted until 2020). On December 26, 2016, the FCC – responding to a petition filed by a wireless carrier (Mobilitie LLC), asking that municipalities’ discretion in handling wireless siting permit applications be limited – established a docket and asked for comment In re Streamlining Deployment of Small Cell Infrastructure by Improving Wireless Facilities Siting Policies. In setting a Comment schedule, the FCC explained the technological advances driving interest in poles and conduit, and described past controversy and rulemaking about the extent of municipal discretion. The City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) filed Comments in the FCC proceeding, asserting it had “permitted hundreds of wireless facilities on utility poles in an expeditious manner.” At the same time, CCSF noted, “[t]he City’s authority over the placement of wireless facilities on utility poles is limited by … [CPUC] General Order 95, which establishes statewide utility pole safety requirements to protect both utility workers and the public.” Comments from other states and state groups in the Small Cells docket urged the FCC not to limit state and local laws relating to safety. In California, the Mobilitie Petition was foreshadowed by the California Supreme Court’s grant a month earlier of review in T-Mobile v. City & County of San Francisco. In that case, T-Mobile argues that “local control” over cell siting and pole attachments should be “narrowly prescribed”; CCSF argues that its discretion under Public Utilities
9.2 Public Notice of Workshops Any workshops in this proceeding shall be open to the public and noticed in the Commission’s Daily Calendar. The notice in the Daily Calendar shall inform the public that a decisionmaker or an advisor may be present at the workshop. Parties shall check the Daily Calendar regularly for such notices. 9.3 Ex Parte Communications This combined OII/OIR is preliminarily categorized as quasi legislative. Ex parte communications are permitted. Pursuant to Rule 8.5(b), the applicable rules for ex parte communications apply until the date of the Assigned Commissioner’s scoping memo that finalizes the proceeding’s category pursuant to Rule 7.3(a). The Assigned Commissioner’s scoping memo establishes the applicable rules for ex parte communications beginning on the date the scoping memo is issued. 9.4. Coordination with Related Proceedings The following proceedings, inter-alia, have overlapping subject matter with this Investigation and Rulemaking, and we will seek to coordinate this OII/OIR with those proceedings, even when they are not formally consolidated in this proceeding. R.06-10-056 (CEQA) R.15-05-016 (fire map proceeding) A.15-09-001 (PG&E GRC) A.15-09-010 (Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account proceeding, or WEMA) R.15-06-009 (Physical Security for Electric Supply Facilities) A.16-09-001 (SCE TY 2018 GRC) R.16-12-001 (GO 95 issues) P.17-03-004 (GO 95 issues) A.17-04-010 (PG&E Application for CPCN as telephone corp.)
Preliminary Schedule for the Investigation Proceeding Preliminary Schedule for the Rulemaking Proceeding Event Date (Measured from the Issuance Date of this OII)1 Event Date (Measured from the Issuance Date of this OIR)1 Phase I Combined Opening Comments and Prehearing Conference Statements on issues set forth below, filed and served 40 Days Combined Opening Comments and Prehearing Conference Statements Filed and Served in Phase I 60 Days Phase I Reply Comments Filed and Served 55 Days Reply Comments Filed and Served in Phase I 75 Days Phase I Prehearing Conference (PHC) To Be Determined Prehearing Conference (PHC) in Phase I To Be Determined Phase I Additional Workshops, Additional Written Comments, Briefs, Etc. To Be Determined Workshops, Additional Written Comments, Briefs, Etc. To Be Determined Phase I Hearings, If Warranted To Be Determined Hearings, If Warranted To Be Determined Phase I Projected Submission Date (if applicable) To Be Determined Phase I Projected Submission Date (if applicable) To Be Determined Phase II Preliminary Scoping Memo, and Related Proceedings To Be Determined Phase II Preliminary Scoping Memo, and Related Proceedings To Be Determined
TERM DEFINITION 3G Third Generation Mobile System, an upgrade from 2G. 3G promise(d) higher data speeds – up to 2 megabits per second, or roughly in line with cable modems and faster DSL lines. 3G networks are discussed as “graceful enhancements” of the GSM cellular standard, including greater bandwidth, more sophisticated compression techniques, and the inclusion of systems. 4G Fourth Generation cellular wireless network, a higher speed successor to 2G and 3G mobile systems. While 3G treated voice as digital circuit-switched and data as packet-switched, 4G treats voice and data uniformly as digital packet switched. Whereas 3G relied on traditional wide area network concept (cell towers, “macro” cells), 4G encompasses hybrid networks and allows roaming among (e.g.) wireless LANS, - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi hotspots, and freespots. In 2010, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) issued a report finding that carriers were inaccurately and prematurely advertising the availability of “true” 4G service. 5G Wireless service in high frequency bands, also known as millimeter wave (mmW) radio frequency bands, which allow high-capacity but short distance data transmission. 5G technology holds the promise of facilitating communication, enabling Internet of Things (IoT) applications including wearables, fitness and healthcare devices, autonomous driving cars, and other technology. In February 2017, the ITU issued a draft report with target specifications for 5G technology, the first step in creating final technological specifications and standards for the technology, which are expected in 2020. . Some argue it is more of a marketing than an engineering term. Antenna Device for emitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals. (GO 95, § 20.0) BDS, or “Business Data Services” The name the FCC recently gave to what for decades had been called “special access,” high speed, dedicated lines used by business customers for last-mile and middle mile applications. BDS services typically provide dedicated symmetrical transmission speeds with performance guarantees, such as guarantees for traffic prioritization, guarantees against certain levels of frame latency, loss, and jitter. Backhaul services provided to mobile carriers are a species of BDS. Broadband, broadband Internet access service (BIAS) Service that provides end users access to the Internet.