Both conservationists and the wireless industry continue to press the Federal Communications Commission for some response to concerns that millions of migratory birds fatally collide with mobile phone towers every year. But there are no obvious signs that—despite a court order requiring agency action—the Commission has plans to do anything.
A small army of industry representatives just met with the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on this issue. They urged the Commission to contract with an “impartial avian consultant” to “assess the state of the science surrounding avian mortality, as a first step toward filling the void of peer-reviewed data that exists in the Migratory Bird rulemaking proceeding.” The meeting included reps from CTIA – The Wireless Association, the National Association of Broadcasters, and the National Association of Tower Erectors.
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