NYC Requires More Transparency in Mobile Franchise Agreements
Union workers and local governments applauded New York City for tightening subcontractor transparency rules for new mobile telecom franchise agreements. The city’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee voted Tuesday for a requirement that companies subject to franchise agreements must annually…
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file with the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications a report on worker safety conditions. Communications Workers of America “uncovered numerous instances of telecom subcontractors causing fatal gas explosions and utility hits that negatively impact public infrastructure and resources and require public employee staff time to investigate and resolve,” CWA District 1’s Bob Master said in a Wednesday news release. “These agreements will enhance transparency and accountability,” and should be replicated by other cities, he said. NATOA General Counsel Nancy Werner supported enhanced transparency: “The increasing demand to install facilities in our public spaces makes it more important than ever that local governments have the tools and information they need to protect public and worker safety as well as our local infrastructure.” Companies subject to the new agreements include AT&T, Verizon, Altice, Crown Castle, ExteNet, Transit Wireless and ZenFi Networks.