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Staff Report for a City Council Resolution to Approve Master License Agreements for Small Cell Pole Attachment Installations with Mobilitie and ExteNet Systems, and for Acceptance of Administrative and License Fees Pursuant to the Master License Agreement
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Master License Agreements for Small Cell Pole Attachment Installations, which include the following:
* Adoption of two Resolutions, one approving a Master License Agreement (MLA) for Small Cell Pole Attachment installations with Mobilitie LLC, and one approving a MLA for Small Cell Pole Attachment installations with ExteNet Systems (California) LLC;
* Acceptance of administrative and license fees pursuant to the MLA;
* Authorization for the City Manager to execute the MLAs; and
* Authorization for the City Manager to execute all subsequent Pole Licenses.
The MLAs will allow both wireless infrastructure and wireless service providers to install cellular equipment on City-owned street lights and similar City-owned utility poles. The Pole Licenses will provide authority for the City to scrutinize and permit each equipment installation and charge the providers appropriate processing and license fees. The processing fees will be governed by the City's adopted Fee Schedule, whereas the license fees are unique to each licensee and therefore independent of the Fee Schedule.
BACKGROUND
Historically, large telecommunication antennas ("macro towers") have been installed to support wide geographic areas and thousands of devices at once. However, these antennas are expensive to build and operate. Mobile device usage has grown rapidly in recent years, requiring more bandwidth and placing heavy demand on existing network infrastructure. As a result, mobile service providers are beginning to supplement their current 4G networks with small cellular base stations ("small cells") to increase bandwidth and capacity on their ne...
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