2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-32 - Rhode Island Small Cell Siting Act
Section 39-32-5 - Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures.

§ 39-32-5. Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures.

(a) Within six (6) months of receiving its first request to collocate small wireless facilities on authority poles located within the public rights-of-way, but in no event later than April 1, 2018, an authority shall establish, by ordinance, regulation, or rule, nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral and commercially reasonable rates, terms, and conditions for such collocation that are consistent with the provisions of this chapter. Aside from the application processing fee allowed under § 39-32-3, an authority shall not charge on an annual recurring basis more for such a collocation than one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) or the rate produced by applying the formula adopted by the Federal Communications Commission for telecommunications attachments under 47 U.S.C. § 224(e). Such fee limitation shall not apply to authority structures.

(b) An authority shall authorize the collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles not located within the public rights-of-way and on authority structures to the same extent the authority permits access to such poles and structures for other commercial projects or uses, and may authorize such collocation if the authority has not previously permitted such access. Such collocation shall be subject to reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates, terms, and conditions as provided by ordinance or in one or more agreements between the wireless provider and the authority. An authority may not charge on an annual recurring basis more for such a collocation than the amount charged for similar commercial projects or uses to occupy or use the same amount of space on similarly situated property.

History of Section.
(P.L. 2017, ch. 309, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 331, § 2.)