Want a 5G wireless box in front of your house?

[Commentary] The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote on a measure which would exempt 5G infrastructure from environmental and historic reviews. And more than a dozen states have passed laws stripping their local governments of any meaningful say on issues relating to where to put the 5G boxes. A smarter approach would bar localities from turning the permitting process into a cash cow, but would give them input on where 5G boxes go and what they should look like. This kind of buy-in might seem burdensome. But it is necessary to prevent a grass-roots rebellion of property owners and community activists. Virtually everyone agrees that 5G will be good for consumers, good for competition and good for the economy. Which is all the more reason to make sure that it doesn’t get delayed by a backlash.