Wir irele less Downtowns: Smart Growth for Municipalities
Chri ristopher B. . Fish Fisher, Esq sq. Cha hair, Cuddy & Fed eder, Tel elecommunications s Prac actice • Chris is a partner at Cuddy & Feder, LLP, a New York based law firm where he chairs the firm’s Telecommunications Practice Group and is a past chairman of the firm’s Land Use, Zoning and Development Practice Group. Chris has provided wireless operators, tower companies, DAS and small cell developers with real estate, government relations, zoning, environmental and other legal services for over twenty years. Chris has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer in Communications Law for the New York Metropolitan Area for four years running (2013-2016). Presi sident, , New York ork St State Wir ireless ss Ass Assoc ociation • Chris is a founding board member and has served as President of the New York State cfis fisher her@cud uddy dyfe feder der.com om Wireless Association since 2012. Under Chris’ leadership, NYSWA established its Wireless 914 914-76 761-13 1300 00 Forum Conferences in NYC, published a statewide wireless economic impact report, www.cud www. uddy dyfe feder der.com om expanded its advocacy with State leaders in Albany and has otherwise provided new and www. www.ny nysw swa. a.org improved opportunities for NYSWA members to do business in New York. Chris also contributes to the wireless industry nationally as a member of WIA’s Innovation and Technology Council and HetNet Forum, where he focuses his efforts on mobile infrastructure deployment.
Wir irele less Con onnectivit ity – An Ess ssentia ial l Service WORKFORCE & COMMUNITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES MOBILE BROADBAND
Economic Se Sectors Le Leveragin ing Mobile le Broadband
Di Digit ital l Im Immig igrants an and Di Digit ital Nativ ives
Mob obil ile Broadband Da Data – Explosive Gr Growth
Statistic ics on on Wir ireless Benefits • 70 70% of of all all 911 911 call lls ar are e pla placed wit ith a a wireless ssde device • Ov Over 48% 48% of of U.S. .S. ho households are “wireless only” • Two-thirds of of all all New York orkers ha have a a sm smart artphone • $2.4 $2.4 bil billi lion an annually ly in New York ork St State an and local tax revenue from fr om the cell cellular industry ry • $8 $8 bill billio ion in consumer pr productivity gain ains for or New York orkers an annually
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