5G and the FCC - Five Reasons You Should Care

1. 5G “small” cell antennas are to be placed in neighborhoods everywhere. 

• Street lights

• Trashcans

• Utility poles

• Bus stops

• Sides of buildings

2. The radiation from small cells is not small.

Wireless antennas emit microwaves — non-ionizing radiofrequency radiation — and essentially function as cell towers. Each installation can have over a thousand antennas that are transmitting simultaneously. Examples of how small cells are not small include: 

• They increase electromagnetic radiation near homes.

• They have refrigerator-sized (and larger) equipment cabinets.

• Property values drop after a cell tower is built near homes.

• Taller and wider poles are needed for the antennas.

• Fixtures weigh hundreds of pounds.

Read the published research on 5G and health here.

NO, Small cell installations are not the size of pizza boxes.

Each so called “small” cell installation has antennas on the top and electronics cabinets  at the bottom. The electronics are housed in metal boxes – called “street furniture” by industry to make it sound warm and cozy. These cabinets  can be larger than a refrigerator, so large people could fit into them. In addition, there will be various radio units, a smart meter, and potentially unseemly wires.  These large ugly installations are being built on cities nationwide.  Yet at the same time industry is stating contradictory things. They say the installations are small as in the video below by Samsung engineer. In this video he shares the almost pizza box sized 5G equipment cabinet. So the question is: Why are ugly 20 cubic feet installations being installed in people’s front yards when one only needs this tiny box?If the installations are so small then why aren’e communities getting the small boxes?

Most neighborhood light poles are not strong enough to hold the 5G equipment so they will be replaced by much taller wider poles with antennas and 6 ft buzzing boxes. This is called “hardening” the poles but basically it means the poles will be much wider and thicker metal. In Montgomery County as an example, neighborhood, the slim 14 ft light poles will be replaced with hefty 24 ft towers with 300 pound antennas and 6 ft buzzing boxes.

3. Millions of small cells are to be built in front yards in the name of 5G.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimates and is supporting that millions of these wireless transmitters will be built in our rights-of-way, directly in front of our homes.

4. 5G will add an extra layer  — not replace — our current wireless technology.

5G will utilize current 3G and 4G wireless frequencies already in use and also add even more radiation. Higher frequency — submillimeter and millimeter waves — will be used in 5G in order to transmit data at superfast speeds.

5. Community authority is being overruled at every level.

Communities are being stripped of their right to make decisions about this new technology. ”Streamlining” means almost automatic approval. Public notice and public hearings are being eliminated. Even if every homeowner on the block opposes the antennas on their street, the opposition will be disregarded with new regulations moving forward at the federal and state level.  

Mayors, city officials and public officials are joining to call to halt the federal move to “streamline” the small cells rollout.

“The U.S. Conference of Mayors strongly opposes recent proposals by the Federal Communications Commission to grant communications service providers subsidized access to local public property and to dictate how local governments manage their own local rights-of-ways and public property.  This unprecedented federal intrusion into local (and state) government property rights will have substantial adverse impacts on cities and their taxpayers, including reduced funding for essential local government services, as well as an increased risk of right-of-way and other public safety hazards.”

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