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

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The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved T-Mobile Northeast, LLC's petition for a certificate of public good (CPG) to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility in Burlington, Vermont. On November 10, 2022, the PUC issued an order granting the CPG, which authorizes modifications to the facility at 100 Bank Street in Burlington.

Key Takeaways:

  • 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 at a centerline height of 115 feet on the side of the building penthouse.
  • 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 to be attached to the building is approximately 29 square feet.
  • The project qualifies as "de minimis modifications" to an existing facility pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 248a(b)(2), as it meets the criteria for such modifications, including not increasing the height or width of the facility, not exceeding a total impervious surface increase of 300 square feet, and not extending vertically or horizontally by more than 10 feet.
  • The project will promote the general good of the State of Vermont in accordance with 30 V.S.A. § 248a(a), and a CPG to that effect shall be issued in this matter.
  • T-Mobile Northeast, LLC shall comply with all terms and conditions set out in the CPG issued in conjunction with this Order.

Statistics:

  • The proposed project involves the removal of six existing panel antennas and the installation of nine new panel antennas at a centerline height of 115 feet.
  • The net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas and equipment to be attached to the building is approximately 29 square feet.
  • The project does not increase the height or width of the existing structure.
  • The project does not increase the amount of impervious surface at the existing facility site.

Sources:

1. Vermont Public Utility Commission. (11/10/2022). Order No. 22-4256-PET.

2. Vermont State Legislature. (n.d.). 30 V.S.A. § 248a - Provisions for telecommunications facilities.

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