California Backup Power Bill Apparently Dies as Wildfires Blaze
A California bill requiring 72-hours backup power at cellsites apparently stalled last week as wildfires spread across the state. The Senate-passed SB-431 was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is probably dead for this year, said Rural County Representatives…
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of California Legislative Advocate Tracy Rhine Monday. Tellus Venture Associates President Steve Blum blogged Tuesday that no reason was given for stopping the bill, though opposition came mainly from wireless carriers and the cable industry. The wireless industry last week sought rehearing of the California Public Utilities Commission making the same requirement through regulations (see 2008200038). “There’s little chance that the CPUC will grant the mobile industry’s ‘application for rehearing’, but filing it is the first procedural step on the path to a legal challenge,” Blum said. SB-431 sponsor state Sen. Mike McGuire (D) didn’t comment Tuesday. The CPUC said Tuesday it may vote Sept. 24 on adopting a draft reporting template for wireless communications resiliency plans as required by the agency’s July order.