For purposes of Subsection
C(2), the following definitions apply:
BASE STATION
A structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables
Commission-licensed or authorized wireless communications between
user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass
a tower, as defined in this subsection, or any equipment associated
with a tower.
[1]
The term includes, but is not limited to, equipment associated
with wireless communications services such as private, broadcast,
and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services
and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.
[2]
The term includes, but is not limited to, radio transceivers,
antennas, coaxial or fiber optic cable, regular and backup power supplies,
and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration
(including distributed antenna systems and small-cell networks).
[3]
The term includes any structure other than a tower that, at
the time the relevant application is filed with the state or local
government under this section, supports or houses equipment described
in Subsection C(2)(b)[1] through [2] of this section that has been
reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning process, or under
another state or local regulatory review process, even if the structure
was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing such support.
[4]
The term does not include any structure that, at the time the
relevant application is filed with the state or local government under
this section, does not support or house equipment described in Subsection
C(2)(b)[1] through [2] of this section.
CO-LOCATION
The mounting or installation of transmission equipment on
an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or
receiving radio frequency signals for communications purposes.
ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUEST
Any request for modification of an existing tower or base
station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions
of such tower or base station, involving:
[1]
Co-location of new transmission equipment;
[2]
Removal of transmission equipment; or
[3]
Replacement of transmission equipment.
ELIGIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Any tower or base station as defined in this section, provided
that it is existing at the time the relevant application is filed
with the state or local government under this section.
EXISTING
A constructed tower or base station is existing, for purposes
of this section, if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable
zoning process, or under another state or local regulatory review
process is existing for purposes of this definition.
SITE
For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way,
the current boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding
the tower and any access or utility easements currently related to
the site, and for other eligible support structures, further restricted
to that area in proximity to the structure and to other transmission
equipment already deployed on the ground.
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE
A modification substantially changes the physical dimensions
of an eligible support structure if it meets any of the following
criteria:
[1]
For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, it
increases the height of the tower by more than 10% or by the height
of one additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing
antenna not to exceed 20 feet, whichever is greater; for other eligible
support structures, it increases the height of the structure by more
than 10% or more than 10 feet, whichever is greater. Changes in height
shall be measured from the original support structure in cases where
deployments are or will be separated horizontally, such as on buildings'
rooftops; in other circumstances, changes in height shall be measured
from the dimensions of the tower or base station, inclusive of originally
approved appurtenances and any modifications that were approved prior
to the passage of the Spectrum Act;
[2]
For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, it
involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would
protrude from the edge of the tower more than 20 feet, or more than
the width of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance,
whichever is greater; for other eligible support structures, it involves
adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude
from the edge of the structure by more than six feet;
[3]
For any eligible support structure, it involves installation
of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the
technology involved, but not to exceed four cabinets; or for towers
in the public rights-of-way and base stations, it involves installation
of any new equipment cabinets on the ground if there are no preexisting
ground cabinets associated with the structure, or else involves installation
of ground cabinets that are more than 10% larger in height or overall
volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure;
[4]
It entails any excavation or deployment outside the current
site;
[5]
It would defeat the concealment elements of the eligible support
structure; or
[6]
It does not comply with conditions associated with the local
approval of the construction or modification of the eligible support
structure or base station equipment; provided, however, that this
limitation does not apply to any modification that is noncompliant
only in a manner that would not exceed the thresholds identified in
§ 1.40001(b)(7)(i) through (iv).
TOWER
Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting
any Federal Communications Commission-licensed or authorized antennas
and their associated facilities, including structures that are constructed
for wireless communications services, including, but not limited to,
private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed
wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul,
and the associated site.
TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT
Equipment that facilitates transmission for any Federal Communications
Commission-licensed or authorized wireless communication service,
including, but not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial
or fiber optic cable, and regular and backup power supply. The term
includes equipment associated with wireless communications services
including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety
services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless
services such as microwave backhaul.