The FCC controls spectrum licensing and tower registration, the FAA regulates anything that could interfere with aircraft, and your local government decides where towers can go and what they look like. Getting any one of these wrong can result in fines, construction delays, or an. Radio Towers are required, as part of the telecommunications systems, for use on the XXX. Building or operating a communications tower means navigating a layered set of rules that span federal agencies, local zoning boards, and private lease. The mitigation objective of this Fact Sheet is to improve the resilience of communications towers, masts and antennas that support vital communications functions at critical facilities so they can continue to operate safely. Communications antennas often are mounted on towers or masts at heights. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U. 668-668d) (Eagle Act); and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.
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