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January 28, 2026 City of Little Canada Planning and Zoning 515 Little Canada Road East Little Canada, MN 55117 RE: Proposed Wireless Telecommunications Tower | Ramsey County Parcel # 072922220090 | Site Name: MIN NERO To Whom It May Concern, This letter is provided as an addition to the Wireless Telecommunication Tower Permit Application for a Conditional Use for the referenced proposed telecommunications tower site. The planned tower is proposed as a build-to-suit for Verizon Wireless (Verizon). Therefore, the following are Verizon’s statements regarding interference, RF emissions and needed tower height. Interference: Verizon provides Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS) under licenses granted by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Pursuant to these licenses, Verizon is authorized to operate its CMRS network in many geographic areas throughout the nation, including Lake County, South Dakota. The FCC exclusively regulates all technical aspects of Verizon operations and network and preempts all state and local regulation of radiofrequency transmissions. The FCC rules protect co-channel and adjacent licensees against harmful interference. The proposed Verizon facility is compliant with all applicable FCC requirements. The points below cover Verizon’s practices pertinent to complying with the FCC requirements: 1. Verizon locates its transmitting antenna(s) in order to maximize vertical and horizontal separation from other operator’s systems to minimize interference potential. 2. All equipment at the proposed facility is designed and certified to operate within the frequencies licensed to Verizon by the FCC, and to operate in a manner approved by the FCC. 3. The power levels generated by the facility’s radios and corresponding effective radiated power (ERP) from the transmitting antenna(s) are within the limitations specified by Part 22 (for cellular), Part 24 (for PCS), Part 27 (for 700 MHz, AWS or C-Band), Part 96 (for CBRS), Part 30 (UMFUS/mmWave) or Part 101 (for microwave) of the Commission’s Rules. Verizon is committed to providing state of the art wireless services that benefit the community. In the unlikely event that interference does occur, Verizon agrees to fully cooperate with the entity experiencing interference to identify and correct, to the extent reasonably possible, any issues caused by the Verizon installation. RF Emissions: Verizon has performed a radio frequency (RF) compliance pre-construction evaluation for the referenced proposed site and based on the results of the evaluation, the site will be compliant with FCC Guidelines. The FCC has established safety rules relating to potential RF exposure from cell sites. The rules are codified at 47 C .F.R § 1.1310. The FCC provides guidance on how to ensure compliance with its rules in the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin 65, which can be found at: https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet65/oet65.pdf. The FCC developed the RF standards, known as Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits, in consultation with numerous other federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The FCC provides information about the safety of radio frequency (RF) emissions from cell towers on its website at: https://www.fcc.gov. Please refer to the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin 65 for information on RF exposure guidelines, RF safety, and