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• • Title 47 — Chapter I Subchapter A—* Part 1 —p Subpart CC—* §1.40001 Title 47: Telecommunication PART 1—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Subpart CC—State and Local Review of Applications for Wireless Service Facility Modification §1.40001 Wireless Facility Modifications. (a)Purpose.These rules implement section 6409 of the Spectrum Act(codified at 47 U.S.C. 1455),which requires a State or local government to approve any eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station. (b)Definitions.Terms used in this section have the following meanings. (1)Base station.A structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables Commission-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network.The term does not encompass a tower as defined in this subpart or any equipment associated with a tower. (i)The term includes,but is not limited to,equipment associated with wireless communications services such as private,broadcast,and public safety services,as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul. (ii)The term includes,but is not limited to,radio transceivers,antennas,coaxial or fiber-optic cable,regular and backup power supplies,and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration(including Distributed Antenna Systems and small-cell networks). (iii)The term includes any structure other than a tower that,at the time the relevant application is filed with the State or local government under this section,supports or houses equipment described in paragraphs(b)(1)(i)through(ii)of this section that has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process,or under another State or local regulatory review process,even if the structure was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing such support. (iv)The term does not include any structure that,at the time the relevant application is filed with the State or local government under this section,does not support or house equipment described in paragraphs(b)(1)(i)-(ii)of this section.