City approves franchise agreement with US Cellular
The Hermiston city council approved a franchise agreement during their Monday, March 8, meeting to allow U.S. Cellular to place small cell wireless technology used for 5G cell phone coverage around the city. Cellphone carriers, internet service providers and other telecommunication companies pay fees known as franchise fees to place their technology on city rights of way. The five-year agreement approved Monday, which will allow a company known as Oregon RSA#2 to place the small cell technology on behalf of U.S. Cellular to bring faster upload and download speeds to customers in the area, is ...
Source: hermistonherald.com