WTOP: “We should not be subsidizing the telecom industry for the work that we have to do,”

...Resident Sue Present, who has objected to the zoning changes, said she will focus on working to push the county to increase those application fees paid by the telecommunications industry, as well as getting companies to comply with regulations surrounding maintenance and adaptations to utility poles...

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2018/05/montgomery-co-council-set-zoning-standards-cell-towers/