Resources
Permits, Ordinances and Franchises
- Cell Tower License Agreement
The attached license renewal closely parallels what a Cell tower lease might look like. Use of a license here was dictated by City Charter. In addition to the $120,000 signing bonus and near doubling of the rents, to $4,456/month, plus a 3.5% annual escalator, we also secured a $10,000 negotiation fee which was done at the outset of renewal efforts by the provider. The entire document is 55 pages long and we attach only the principal license provisions. This process took about 1.5 years to successfully negotiate and close. - M. Watza - Small Wireless Facilities Permit
- Small Cell Permit Application
- “Simple” Small Cell Ordinance
- “City of Livonia 12.06 Section - Small Cell Clean - Ord. 3099
- “City of Livonia 1842B Wireless Facilities
- ROW Cell Tower (DAS/Small Cell) Franchise Agreement
- METRO Act Permit Application Form
- Amendment to METRO Act Permit Exhibit A-1
- METRO Act Bilateral Right-of-Way Telecommunications Permit
- METRO Act Unilateral Right-of-Way Telecommunications Permit
Contact Your State or Federal Legislator
We have added the links below to make it easy as possible for you to contact your state representative, state senator and member of Congress. Click on the links below to locate and contact your legislator.
Other Resources/Links
PROTEC and its national expert team, is available to support and consult on any PROTEC Member Municipal project and where desired, provide in depth assist pursuant to a private agreement through its General Counsel.
- PROTEC & Municipal Perspectives on Broadband
- Common Sense Broadband Funding Guide/Summary
- PROTEC Letter to the Governor: Michigan Broadband Task Force Seeking Municipal Participation in BB Funding Regulations
- US 6th Cir 621 Appeal Opinion
- PROTEC Written Opposition
- PROTEC Summary Comparison
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
- International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc.
- Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys
- Michigan Municipal League
- Michigan Public Service Commission
- Michigan Townships Association
- Pipeline Safety Trust
- Summary of Small Wireless Communications Facilities Deployment Act, 2018 PA 365
- Summary of Telecommunication Services Offered By Public Entity 2005 PA 235; MCL 484.2252
- Summary of Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act 2006 PA 480; MCL 484.3301 ET SEQ
- Summary of the Metro Act, 2002 PA 48
- Law Affecting ROW and Public Spaces at The Intersection of Local ROW and “Utilities”
PROTEC Annual Reports
Ten Caveats for Cities Considering Municipal Broad Band (BB)
- Massive BB improvement is critical and, more fiber is a good thing, especially if it can be done correctly with minimal taxpayer money;
- Any careful City attention to BB issues is good, BUT wireless, even fixed wireless, is not a good substitute for fiber in most cases;
- Leadership: First and foremost, whatever your community does on BB, many others will be watching. For that reason alone, it is important to “do it right” by hiring Municipal dedicated BB expert engineers and counsel very early in the process, versus self-serving industry related entities who are simply looking to cash in on a project build;
- Never use the network builder for your feasibility study and project management;
- Cost of installation of fiber typically ranges from $1-2,000 per connection;
- There are many Cities nationally and multiple Michigan Cities offering and preserving and assuring services, speeds and rates unparalleled by the private sector...but only when developed correctly;
- Be very careful skirting the State Municipal BB Laws and making special deals for ROW access;
- Control: In any Municipal BB plan, partnering with a pvt entity must be done with great care. Your goal presumably is better service, full city-wide build-out and affordable rates. If those controls are not spelled out in any agreements, or they do not otherwise remain with the City, you risk creating just another monopoly;
- Vet your intended private partner very carefully;
- Micro trenching: The jury is still very much out, especially in Northern climates. Vet the long term aspects of the concept carefully.
