HARRISBURG — Wireless carriers including Verizon and AT&T are struggling to get a vote on legislation to make it easier and cheaper for them to attach small-cell antennas to utility poles to carry 4G and next-generation 5G services across Pennsylvania.

A House Consumer Affairs Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday was canceled after officials from municipal associations and the AFL-CIO protested.

Committee Chairman Brad Roae, R-Crawford, said he’ll bring up the bill in the fall and he accused municipal officials of trying to “extort” high fees from wireless carriers.