![]() Keep in mind, there are only roughly 220,000 cell towers in the US today.Īs you can imagine, building thousands of cell towers across America is a big, complex project.Įvery state, city, and local government has its own ideas for where these towers should go, how much they should be taxed, and how they should be regulated.Īnd many are taking their sweet time to decide on these matters.įor example: It took California over 800 days just to process an application for a small cell tower from AT&T!Īnd FCC figures show it takes an average of 18 months to get a new cell tower approved.Īlong with huge delays, some governments are charging big fees to build towers.įor example, the city of San Jose charged AT&T $2,700 last April for a single tower.Īnd in some areas of New York, companies must fork over five thousand bucks a year to the government in order to operate a tower. And soon there’ll be one on almost every street corner.ĪT&T (T) says 5G will need 300,000 new cell towers. These small towers are about the size of a trash can. So, instead of placing one giant cell tower every few miles, we’ll need to place small ones every couple thousand feet. But they’ll be tiny compared to the 100+ foot tall cell towers you’re used to seeing.Ī 5G signal can only carry about half a mile. ![]() But spending is not the only reason America has fallen behind China… Government Red Tape Choked America’s 5G RolloutĥG needs hundreds of thousands of new cell towers. ![]()
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