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DOCKET NO. 544 – Arx Wireless Infrastructure, LLC and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T) application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a telecommunications facility and associated equipment located at 577 West Main Street (Route 82), Norwich, Connecticut.

 

APPLICATION (recd. 09/30/25)

Narrative, 09/29/25

List of Attachments

A. Council’s Community Antenna Television and Telecommunication Facilities Application Guide
B. Certificate of Service of Application on Government Officials; and List of Officials Served
C. Legal Notice published in The Day
D. Notice to Landowners; List of Abutting Landowners; Certificate of Service
E. Radio Frequency Engineering Report with Propagation Plots Attached
F. Site Search Summary, Map of Rejected Sites, and 4-Mile Tower Map with Table
G. Project Plans
H. Visibility Assessment
I. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Report
J. Power Density Report
K. Wetlands Report
L. Correspondence with the City of Norwich
M. Federal Aviation Administration Report
N. Redacted Lease
O. Aerial Photograph
P. Schools and Daycares Map
Q. Balloon Float Affidavit
R. Norwich Site Location Map U.S.G.S.

Bulk

1. Norwich Zoning Regulations
2. Norwich Planning & Zoning Regulations
3. Norwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
4. Technical Report

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Council Letter to Norwich, 10/01/25
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 10/30/25
Council Acknowledgement of Cellco Request for Intervenor Status, 11/19/25
Council Decision on Cellco Request for Intervenor Status, 12/12/25
Council Interrogatories to Applicant, 12/12/25
Council Interrogatories to Cellco, 12/12/25
Council Acknowledgement of AT&T Notice of Withdrawal as Co-Applicant, 12/24/25
Council Decision on Applicant's Request for Extension of Time to Submit Responses to Council Interrogatories, 12/24/25
Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order Response to Council Interrogatory No. 8 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 01/16/26
Close of Record Memorandum, 01/16/26

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

City of Norwich Commission on the City Plan Comments, 10/22/25 City of Norwich Comments, 11/06/25

 

HEARING INFORMATION

January 15, 2026 Hearing Documents, 10/31/25

1. Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program 
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plans
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 12/03/25
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Record (Passcode:      f7.#fE3z  )

 

Schedule

Schedule, 09/30/25
Schedule 10/30/25
Schedule, 12/12/25
Schedule, 12/24/25
Schedule, 01/16/26
Schedule, 01/20/26

 

Service List

Service List, 09/30/25
Service List, 12/12/25
Service List, 12/24/25

 

Hearing Program

Hearing Program, 01/15/26

Transcripts

Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 01/15/26
Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 01/15/26
Council Transcript Memorandum, 01/23/26

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

 

APPLICANT - Arx Wireless Infrastructure, LLC and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T)

Exhibits
Affidavit of Publication in The Day, 10/03/25 Sign Posting Affidavit, 01/07/26
Responses to Council Interrogatories, 01/08/26
Exhibit 1 - Notice to Abutting Property Owners
Exhibit 11 - Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
Exhibit 23 - Updated Site Plans
Exhibit 46 - Updated Photographic Simulation
Exhibit 48 - Photographic Site Documentation
Signed Protective Order- Response to Council Interrogatory No. 8 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 01/15/26
Procedural Correspondence

AT&T Request to Withdraw as Co-Applicant, 12/23/25
Arx Wireless Request for Extension of Time to Submit Responses to Council Interrogatories, 12/24/25
Pre-Hearing Submission and Attachment, 01/08/26
Response to Council's Request for an Extension of Time to Render Decision, 01/20/26

Motions and Objections

Motion for Protective Order - Response to Council Interrogatory No, 8 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 01/08/26

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

 

INTERVENOR - Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless

Exhibits
Request for Intervenor Status, 11/17/25
Responses to Council Interrogatories, 12/29/25
Supplemental Responses to Council Interrogatories, 01/08/26

Procedural Correspondence
Request for Service List Change, 11/25/25  
Request for Service List Change, 12/23/25
Pre-Hearing Submission, 01/08/26  

Motions and Objections

 

Briefs/Proposed Findings of Fact

 

 

COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT

 

 

FINAL DECISION