Vermont Public Utility Commission Approves T-Mobile Northeast, LLC's Request for Certificate of Public Good for Wireless Telecommunications Facility

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The Vermont Public Utility Commission has issued an order granting a certificate of public good to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for the installation of a wireless telecommunications facility at One National Life Drive in Montpelier, Vermont. The facility will involve modifications to an existing telecommunications facility, including the replacement of three existing panel antennas with new ones and the installation of associated operating and ancillary equipment.

Key Takeaways:

  • The proposed facility will involve modifications to an existing telecommunications facility located on the rooftop of a building at One National Life Drive in Montpelier, Vermont.
  • The facility will consist of the replacement of three existing panel antennas with new ones, each measuring approximately 76" by 11", at a centerline height of 96' on the existing 110' building.
  • The antennas and equipment will not extend above or horizontally from the building, and there will be no net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas and equipment to be attached to the building.
  • The facility will not increase the height or width of the existing structure, and the total amount of impervious surface surrounding the facility will not be increased by more than 300 square feet.
  • The proposed facility qualifies as "de minimis modifications" to an existing facility pursuant to 30 V.S.A. SS 248a(b)(2), and no objection to the classification of the Project as de minimis modifications has been filed with the Commission.
  • The Commission has determined that the public interest is satisfied by the procedures authorized in 30 V.S.A. SS 248a, and the proposed Project will promote the general good of the State of Vermont.

Statistics:

  • The facility will involve the replacement of three existing panel antennas with new ones, each measuring approximately 76" by 11", at a centerline height of 96' on the existing 110' building.
  • The gross floor area of the building is not specified in the order.
  • The project will not increase the amount of impervious surface at the existing facility site.
  • The net increase in aggregate surface area of the faces of the antennas attached to the existing structure will not exceed 75 square feet.

Sources:

  • Vermont Public Utility Commission - Case No. 25-1318-PET, "Petition of T-Mobile Northeast, LLC, for a Certificate of Public Good, dated 07/08/2025."
  • 30 V.S.A. - Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 200, "Public Utility Commission," Section 248a.