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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Mobile telecommunications franchises and 5G deployment
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OTI administers mobile telecommunications franchises that allow companies to install 4G and 5G equipment on light poles and utility poles. These franchises enable mobile carriers to enhance and densify their cellular networks, providing crucial service to cell phone users.
- Franchises allow installation of 4G and 5G equipment on light poles and utility poles
- Mobile carriers use these franchises to enhance and densify their cellular networks
- OTI provides incentives for companies to build equipment in historically underserved areas to ensure equitable mobile coverage
Brett Sikoff
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In addition to Link five gs, my team administers mobile telecommunications franchises.
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These franchises allow companies to install four gs and five gs equipment on light poles and utility poles.
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Through this franchise, mobile carriers enhance and densify their cellular networks, providing crucial service to anyone who owns a cell phone.
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More recently, we provided incentives for these companies to build their equipment in historically underserved areas of the city, ensuring that mobile coverage is equitable.