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> Should a small town be able to charge a $50,000 per year rent to put up a cell tower? Yes, absolutely! > I don't think cities should be able to stifle the i
by bcgraham 8y ago
> Should a small town be able to charge a $50,000 per year rent to put up a cell tower?
Yes, absolutely!
> I don't think cities should be able to stifle the industry.
Portland, OR couldn't stifle the industry if it wanted to. Besides that, city governments don't answer to the industry; they answer to their voters.
- Eridrus 8y ago> Besides that, city governments don't answer to the industry; they answer to their voters. Do you find your city government to be very responsive to your desires? Maybe it actually is in small towns, but in larger cities, the government basically does whatever it wants on niche issues like this, with no real oversight.
- jessaustin 8y agoIf pole fees were high enough that wireless carriers decided not to serve particular areas, such a decision would lead the local nightly news, because wireless company PR is powerful. Voters would be pissed, and the fees would drop.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago> Do you find your city government to be very responsive to your desires? Yes, but only because I hold them accountable with FOIA requests and constant generation of a paper/documentation trail.