Federal Actions That Will Strip Local Control Over Cell Towers
What Communities and Local Government Officials Need to Know
with telecommunication lawyers Robert Berg, Zoe Berg, and policy expert Theodora Scarato
Date: Monday, December 8, 2025
Time: 8:30 pm Eastern Time
Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-H9fXu9NRhaOFKGBbXZ2Fg#/registration
The FCC and Congress are advancing major actions intended to gut local control over the siting of cell towers and wireless telecommunications infrastructure. If the wireless industry has its way, it will soon be harder to get a permit to build a dog house in your backyard than it will be to install a 150-foot cell tower in your neighborhood.
The FCC has released a sweeping new rulemaking—WT Docket No. 25-276—proposing to federalize decisions about where cell towers and 5G can be placed, significantly limiting local authority over siting, safety, aesthetics, and community input. At the same time, Congress is considering H.R. 2289, a bill that would similarly strip local control and exempt most wireless facilities from environmental and historic preservation reviews.
This webinar will walk you through what’s happening on the federal level and how you can activate your local and state legislators.
Together, these proposals represent a major power grab by the telecom industry. The time is now or never to get educated about what’s at stake.
Presenters:
Theodora Scarato, MSW
Director of the Wireless & EMF Program at Environmental Health Sciences
Robert J. Berg, Esq.
Principal, Law Office of Robert J. Berg PLLC
Zoe Berg, Esq.
Of-Counsel, Law Office of Robert J. Berg PLLC
Robert and Zoe are telecommunications lawyers and staunch advocates for preserving state and local authority over the siting of wireless telecommunications infrastructure. RobertJBerglaw.com
We Will Cover:
- What the FCC’s new rulemaking is and why it matters
- What H.R. 2289 and related bills would do
- Key deadlines for public comment
- How to submit effective comments
Download Our Resources
- Top Ten Reasons Cell Towers Should Not Be Near Homes
- How Cell Towers Drop Property Values
- Science on Cell Tower Health Effects
- Factsheet on FCC Cell Tower Fast Track Plan 25-276
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