"Yes we do, because the expertise to understand the complexity of the technical engineering solutions and safety <br />issues is not available within the County staff and would cost us much more than our taxpayers can afford." <br />Orange County, NC. <br />"Absolutely. The county can't afford to hire the several employees on a full time basis with the necessary skills <br />and technical knowledge required for enforcement of these regulations. Contracting with CMS has been a good <br />cost-free solution." <br />Jackson County NC <br />"Yes They need assistance to ensure their citizens are not taken advantage of." <br />Lincoln County, NM <br />The industry argues that detailed regulations and application reviews can slow down the <br />deployment and the technical upgrade of service. Have the number and frequency of <br />applications increased or decreased since the involvement of CM5? <br />"Increased" <br />Walkersville, Md. <br />"We've had more applications since our agreement with CMS." <br />Wake Forest, NC <br />"Applications have increased." <br />Sarpy County, Ne. <br />"The applications have increased" <br />Stokes County, NC <br />"Since CMS, often we have several applications at one time." <br />Opelika, Al <br />"Increased." <br />Yankton, SD <br />"Increased" <br />Jackson County, NC <br />"Significantly increased" <br />Person County, NC <br />"It is rare when we don't have at least one application in process and often more than one. Currently we have 9 <br />applications from just a single carrier to upgrade its facilities to 4G." <br />Johnston County, NC <br />19 <br />