6. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

CEQA requires the Commission, as the designated lead agency, to assess the potential environmental impact of a project in order that adverse effects are avoided, alternatives are investigated, and environmental quality is restored or enhanced to the fullest extent possible.⁸ Applicant has no plan for constructing facilities at this time. Applicant will provide its service through the use of existing facilities and network elements of other carriers and/or its own facilities installed in existing buildings and structures. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that granting this application will have an adverse effect upon the environment. Applicant must file for additional authority, and submit to any required CEQA review, before it can construct facilities.

⁸ See also Rule 2.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.