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Telecommunications Service Facilities

Equipment and structures, like cell towers, fiber optic cables, and data centers, that enable phone calls, internet access, and other digital communications.

Siting Processes

The procedures, permits, and approvals required from local and state governments before a company can build or modify infrastructure like cell towers or internet cables.

Eligible Support Infrastructure

Existing structures, such as utility poles, streetlights, or other infrastructure, that can support new telecommunications equipment.

Tolled

When a deadline or timeframe is temporarily paused. In this bill, it refers to pausing the clock for local government approvals if a company's application is incomplete.

Deemed Granted

A legal concept meaning that if a government body fails to make a decision on an application within a specified time, the application is automatically considered approved.

Interstate or Intrastate Telecommunications Service

Communication services that cross state lines (interstate) or stay within a single state (intrastate), such as phone calls or internet data transmission.

Right-of-Way