Omar MasryCalifornia Senate Bill 649 | The Problem with Not-So-Small Small CellsImagine if a company you never heard of showed up one day and placed an antenna on a street light near your house or even right next to…5 min read·May 20, 2017--3--3
Omar MasrySB 649 Challenges | Legislative PitfallsSenate Bill 649 is a proposed law (mostly written by AT&T, Verizon and the lobbying group, CTIA), to allow bulky and large cell sites…13 min read·Apr 5, 2017--1--1
Omar MasryPart 4 | Design Tips for Small Cells Based on Pole or Location Type (draft)>> Link Back to Main Article: 10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small Cells”16 min read·Sep 27, 2016----
Omar MasryAPart 2 | Example photos of the good, the bad and the downright ugly>> Link Back to Main Article: 10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small Cells”3 min read·Sep 17, 2016--2--2
Omar MasryPart 3 | Tips on Crafting Ordinances, Public Outreach, & Design>> Link Back to Main Article: 10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small Cells”30 min read·Sep 17, 2016----
Omar Masry10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small…With only a few day left in the 2016 State legislative session, the wireless industry gutted and amended a proposed California law (AB…43 min read·Sep 17, 2016----
Omar MasryA Brave New World for Cell Antennas in Californiaby Robert “Tripp” May, and Omar Masry, AICP (published in the February 2016 newsletter for the Northern California chapter of the American…40 min read·Jan 25, 2016----
Omar MasryThe Supplement: Tools for Adapting to AB 57 (New California Law on Cell Towers)Link back to original AB 57 Article33 min read·Jan 18, 2016----
Omar Masry6409 SupplementA few important items on “6409” | Eligible Facilities Requests - Federal Communications Commission Rules for Modifications* to Existing…8 min read·Jan 18, 2016----