FCC Seeks Comment on Competitive Access to Multiple Tenant Environments and Preempts San Francisco’s

In July 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)1 to review and update its rules regarding competitive access to residential and commercial multiple tenant environments (MTEs) to provide wireless and wireline broadband, telecommunications and video services. Comments are due to the FCC by August 30th, and reply comments are due September 30th. The Commission also adopted a Declaratory Ruling preempting a San Francisco Code provision that required sharing of in-use MTE inside wiring.

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