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Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power. The White House Office of Management and Budget said late Friday that the FCC failed to get public comment before passing the regulations last year and didn’t show that the information required from wireless companies would actually be useful. It also said the FCC hadn’t demonstrated that it had enough staff to analyze the hundreds of thousands of pages of documents that the wireless industry said its members would likely have to produce as part of the regulations. A federal appeals court put the rules on hold this summer pending a review by the OMB, which is tasked with overseeing federal regulations. FCC officials said they were considering their options, which could include changing the proposed regulations or voting to override the OMB’s decision. The court would still have to rule before any regulations went into effect. “We believe that having backup power for America’s communications networks during times of emergency is vitally important for public safety,” said FCC spokesman Robert Kenny. “Ensuring that reliable and redundant communications are available to public safety during, and in the aftermath, of natural disasters and other catastrophic events continues to be a high priority for the Commission.” Industry officials welcomed the decision, which came following legal challenges by trade group CTIA-The Wireless Association, Sprint Nextel Corp. and others. Crystal Davis, a spokeswoman for Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint, said the company was “pleased” that the OMB found that the reporting requirements would have been an “undue burden” for cell phone carriers. The FCC proposed in May 2007 that all cell towers have a minimum of eight hours of backup power, which would switch on in the event a tower lost its regular energy source. The…
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