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Article: Firms Give Proposed Antenna Rules a Cool Reception
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- The Washington Post
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- June 25, 1988
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A long-percolating plan to regulate the size and placement of
satellite dishes and other antennas around the city is approaching a
final vote by the D.C. Zoning Commission, with major communications
companies protesting that the proposed rules threaten their use of
the airwaves.
"It's not just a nuisance. This hits right at the gut of our
business," said Harry Owen, director of engineering for WUSA-TV
(Channel 9). "It'd have a disastrous effect."
The zoning commission and the D.C. government have developed the
regulations over the past four years. The stated goal is to prevent
the trappings of high-technology from scarring the city's skyline and
clashing with its architecture. Through a ...