OC Mulls Antenna System To Ease ‘Wireless Congestion’

OCEAN CITY – The Town of Ocean City is considering whether to enter into a franchise agreement allowing for the addition of a city-wide antenna system that ultimately should improve cellular bandwidth and signal strength during peak times.

On Monday evening, the Mayor and City Council held a public hearing to consider a request by Crown Castle, Inc. to install a Distributed Cellular Antenna System (DCAS) within City right-of-ways.

Crown Castle is proposing 93 DCAS node locations within Ocean City. The majority of installations will be on Delmarva Power and Light (DP&L) poles, which are regulated by the Maryland Public Service Commission. However, Crown Castle has also requested to place some installations on the Boardwalk and other city-owned structures.

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