Do nothing AT&T, WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AT THE SAME TIME WILL NOT ALLOW THE CITY TO CO YINUE A PROJECTS REQUESTS. AT&T has not had any approved, which the company blames on the new regulations. That’s compared to more than more than 700 permits to install small-cell nodes that have been approved in more than 100 Texas cities, Bernal said.
Not only has that halted the business’ expansion of service in Beaumont, AT&T also says the city’s three proposed additions to the regulations violate state law.
The street lighting requirement would result in significant additional cost to businesses and violates state law that prohibits a city from requiring “in-kind,” or gifts that aren’t cash or stock, contributions, Bernal said.
AT&T says the spacing requirement also violates state law because similar requirements aren’t imposed on other utilities.