Wireless Bureau Approves Inspection Waiver for Mississippi Co-ops

The FCC Wireless Bureau on Friday approved a waiver of quarterly tower inspection rules for Cooperative Energy (CE) after the co-op system installed self-diagnostic technology. “Our action today should encourage other tower owners to invest in state-of-the-art technologies so that they, too, will become capable of continuous monitoring of both their lighting systems and control devices,” the order said. The bureau noted that CE serves 11 co-ops in Mississippi and has 85 towers subject to inspection requirements. CE uses the FCC-approved Vanguard Monitoring System and its network operations centers to receive alarms from that system, the bureau said.