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

The Vermont Public Utility Commission has granted a certificate of public good to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for modifications to a wireless telecommunications facility in Milton, Vermont. The facility, which will be located on Ted Road, will feature the installation of six new panel antennas, equipment cabinets, and associated operating and ancillary equipment. The Commission determined that the project meets the criteria for de minimis modifications as defined in 30 V.S.A. § 248a(b)(2).

Key Takeaways:

• The Vermont Public Utility Commission has approved the installation of a wireless telecommunications facility in Milton, Vermont, on Ted Road.
• The facility will feature the installation of six new panel antennas, equipment cabinets, and associated operating and ancillary equipment.
• The Commission determined that the project meets the criteria for de minimis modifications as defined in 30 V.S.A. § 248a(b)(2).
• 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 net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas and equipment attached to the tower is approximately 14 square feet.

The petition and supporting materials effectively addressed the applicable substantive criteria of 30 V.S.A. § 248a, and the Commission has determined that the procedure authorized by § 248a is sufficient to satisfy the public interest, and no hearings are required.

Statistics:

• The facility will feature six new panel antennas.
• The antennas and equipment will not extend above the tower and will extend a maximum of approximately 8' horizontally from the tower.
• The net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas and equipment attached to the tower is approximately 14 square feet.
• The project will not increase the height or width of the existing structure.
• The project will not increase the amount of impervious surface at the existing facility site.

Sources:

• Vermont Public Utility Commission, Case No. 22-4816-PET, December 22, 2022.