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In accordance with the requirements of 47 U.S.C. 032(c)(7)(B), and until these requirements are modified, amended or repealed, in regulating the placement, construction and modification of personal wireless service facilities, the administration of this bylaw shall not be undertaken in a manner which unreasonably discriminates among providers of functionally equivalent services or prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the provision of personal wireless services. Any decision to deny a request to place, construct or modify personal wireless service facilities shall be in writing and supported by substantial evidence contained in a written record. Furthermore, this bylaw may not regulate the placement, construction and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities comply with the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning such emissions. B. Definitions. In addition to the definitions contained in Section 174-3, the following shall apply to Personal Wireless Service Facilities: ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) - A measurement of height from the natural grade of a site to the highest point of a structure. ANTENNA - The surface from which wireless radio signals are sent and received by a personal wireless service facility. CAMOUFLAGED - A personal wireless service facility that is disguised, hidden,part of an existing or proposed structure or placed within an existing or proposed structure is considered "camouflaged." CARRIER-A company that provides wireless services. CO-LOCATION - The use of a single mount on the ground by more than one carrier (vertical co-location) and/or several mounts on an existing building or structure by more than one carrier. CROSS-POLARIZED (OR DUAL-POLARIZED) ANTENNA - A low mount that has three panels flush mounted or attached very close to the shaft. ELEVATION- The measurement of height above mean sea level. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) - An EA is the document required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when a personal wireless service facility is placed in certain designated areas.