Small cell wireless telecommunications facilities (SWF) increase capacity to a wireless communication provider’s network in high-traffic areas. They are typically comprised of an antenna, enclosed or exposed, and associated wireless equipment.
Recent legislation provides for the installation of such facilities on existing structures in the public right-of-way per a locality’s permitting process.
Arlington County
- Notice to SWF applicants regarding Pentagon City/Crystal City/Potomac Yard, April 2021
- News release: “Arlington to Allow Small Cell Facilities on County-owned Streetlight Poles,” July 2019
- News release: “Paving the Way for Faster Mobile Speeds in Arlington,” June 2019
- Powerpoint presentation, June 2019
- Webinar: The Arrival of Small Cell Wireless in Arlington, April 2019
- Small Cell Facility in Right-of-Way permitting site
State and Federal
- Recent state legislation on zoning
- Letter from Rep. Peter DeFazio to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, April 2019
- Federal direction on 5G facilities deployment
General
Health Research on Cellular Radio Frequencies
- Food and Drug Administration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Federal Communications Commission
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Cancer Institute
- Federal Communications Commission
- Video: CNBC report, March 2019
- New York Times, “The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t,” July 2019