(a) The Communications Act of 1954, as amended, by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Act") grants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exclusive jurisdiction over:
(1) The regulation of the environmental effects of radio frequency (RF) emissions from Telecommunications Facilities; and
(2) The regulation of radio signal interference among uses of the RF spectrum.
(b) The City's regulation of Towers and Telecommunications Facilities of the City will not have the effect of prohibiting any person from providing wireless telecommunications services in violation of the Act.
(Passed 1-13-03.)