The adoption of European Electronic Communications Code (ECEC) Among other objectives, it has the reduction of the administrative burden involved in the implementation of wireless access points that respect certain characteristics. Article 57 of the CECE introduces the simplified implementation regime that allows access points to be installed without prior authorization from Local Entities. However, we cannot lose sight of the fact that installation without prior authorization should not be a reason to have a necessary planning for the deployment of 5G in urban spaces.

Last June, the Secretary of State for Digital Advancement (SEAD) began a work process to coordinate the country's position on the Implementing Regulation on Small Areas Wireless Access Points with the different actors involved and among which it is included the Spanish Network of Smart Cities, an association of municipalities that brings together more than 134 cities.

The cities that make up the RECI, channeled through their Environment, Infrastructure and Urban Habitability Working Group, has conveyed in the meetings held last June and October 2019 the full willingness of cities to collaborate with all the agents involved in the deployment of 5G and Small Cells so that it is carried out in an orderly and safe manner, in harmony. with existing infrastructure and public services, and seeking the maximum degree of coverage for the entire population.

Although the bases for a simple procedure have been established, it remains to establish the way in which this process can be carried out guaranteeing compatibility with the services provided, fundamentally health and safety, operational and environmental aspects.

From the RECI, some aspects are pointed out that must be assessed in the new regulations:

• If the deployment of 5G in urban spaces is carried out in an orderly and safe manner, assessing the possible impact on basic public services and people's safety
• If the aesthetic characteristics of the Smalls Cells in protected historic cities and centers or heritage environments.
• The level of conservation of the infrastructure where the devices will be installed. It is necessary to consider the structural situation of the elements, their physical capacity to withstand the stresses to which they will be subjected, etc. Along with this, the specification of the chosen technological solution and the auxiliary elements considered is essential.
• Establishment of a single reference point for operators at the municipal level, which channels the needs and viability of the deployments to be carried out by agreeing on a standardized installation procedure and establishing coordination with municipal technical services.
• Reduction of visual impact by betting on solutions that allow systems from different operators to be integrated and opening up the possibility of reusing existing infrastructures.
• Guarantee territorial balance in the deployment to reach the maximum degree of coverage of the population.
• Establishment of a compensation system for the costs that cities are forced to incur to make an updated inventory available to operators for their correct deployment. It is considered necessary to develop taxes, licenses and tax ordinances that help defray the costs of local entities.