Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act— the term antenna means communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio frequency signals used in the provision of wireless services; the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; the term communications facility installation includes— any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and any antenna or apparatus that— is designed for the purpose of emitting or receiving radio frequency; is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Commission; or is using duly authorized devices that do not require individual licenses; and is added to a tower, building, support pole, or other structure; the term covered easement means an easement, right-of-way, or lease to, in, over, or on a building or other property owned by the Federal Government, excluding tribal land held in trust by the Federal Government (unless the tribal government of such land requests that the Commission not exclude the land for purposes of this definition), for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility installation; the term public right-of-way — means— the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, sidewalk, alley, or similar property; and any land immediately adjacent to and contiguous with property described in clause
(i)that is within the right-of-way grant; and does not include a Federal interstate highway; the term small wireless facility means a wireless service facility that meets the size limitation, and any other applicable requirement, established by the Commission; the term Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group or Working Group means the Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee; the term support pole means an upright pole or structure used or capable of being used to support a wireless service facility; the term utility facility means any privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system for producing, transmitting, or distributing power, electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, storm water not connected with highway drainage, or any other similar commodity, including any fire or police signal system or street lighting system, that directly or indirectly serves the public; the term wireless service means the transmission by radio communication of voice, video, or data communications services, including Internet Protocol or any successor protocol-enabled services, or any combination of those services, whether provided on a licensed or permitted unlicensed basis; and the term wireless service facility means a facility for the provision of wireless service.