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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve a Master License Agreement for Small Cell Pole Attachment Installations with ExteNet Systems (California) LLC
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to approve a Master License Agreement for Small Cell Pole Attachment Installations, which includes the following:
* Adoption of a Resolution that approves a Master License Agreement (MLA) for Small Cell Pole Attachment installations with ExteNet Systems (California) LLC ("ExteNet");
* Acceptance of administrative and license fees pursuant to the MLA;
* Authorization for the City Manager to execute the MLA; and
* Authorization for the City Manager to execute all subsequent Pole Licenses.
The MLA will allow ExteNet to install cellular wireless equipment on City-owned street lights and similar City-owned utility poles. The MLA and subsequent Pole Licenses will provide authority for the City to review and permit each site location and to charge ExteNet appropriate processing and license fees.
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 networks. A small cell is generally considered any device that is not a "macro" site and acts similar to a mobile hot spot in that it covers a small area with high-density usage.
These 4G small cells, and the evolution to 5G wireless technology, depend on closely spaced antennas for which street lights and similar municipal vertical assets a...
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