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Vermont Public Utility Commission Approves T-Mobile Northeast, LLC Wireless Telecommunications Facility

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The Vermont Public Utility Commission has granted a certificate of public good to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for the installation of wireless telecommunications equipment at 495 Magic Mountain Access Road in Londonderry, Vermont. The Commission ruled that the proposed project constitutes de minimis modifications to an existing telecommunications facility, as defined in 30 V.S.A. § 248a(b)(2). The approval allows T-Mobile to modify the existing facility, including the removal of six existing panel antennas and the installation of nine new panel antennas, without further hearings or investigation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Vermont Public Utility Commission has granted a certificate of public good to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for the installation of wireless telecommunications equipment in Londonderry, Vermont.
  • The proposed project involves modifications to an existing telecommunications facility, including the removal of six existing panel antennas and the installation of nine new panel antennas.
  • The antennas and equipment will not extend above the tower and will extend a maximum of approximately 7' horizontally from the tower.
  • The net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas and equipment to be attached to the tower is approximately 39 square feet.
  • The project will not increase the height or width of the existing structure, nor will it increase the amount of impervious surface at the existing facility site.
  • The Commission determined that the procedure authorized by 30 V.S.A. § 248a is sufficient to satisfy the public interest, and no hearings are required.
  • The Commission found that the proposed project complies with the limitations for de minimis modifications, including not increasing the height or width of the facility and not creating impervious surfaces surrounding the facility.
  • The project will promote the general good of the State of Vermont in accordance with 30 V.S.A. § 248a(a), and a certificate of public good will be issued for the proposed modifications.

Statistics:

  • Six existing panel antennas to be removed from the existing telecommunications facility.
  • Nine new panel antennas to be installed at the facility.
  • The antennas and equipment will extend a maximum of approximately 7' horizontally from the tower.
  • The net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas and equipment to be attached to the tower is approximately 39 square feet.
  • The project will not increase the height or width of the existing structure.
  • The project will not create additional impervious surfaces at the facility.

Sources:

  • Vermont Public Utility Commission. (2022, June 14). Case No. 22-1552-PET. Petition of T-Mobile Northeast, LLC requesting a certificate of public good.
  • Vermont Public Utility Commission. (2022, June 14). Order Granting Certificate of Public Good.

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