Demand Telecommunications Informed Consent in the States

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In meeting the demand for faster downloads in even the remotest sections of America, the mighty Telecom industry is cutting corners and using politics to bridge the broadband divide in a way most profitable to industry but very unsafe and inferior for families. The national and State governments should respect consumer preference for wired connections, and acknowledge the superiority of local governments in deciding where cell towers may safely be deployed – preferably far from our bedrooms, classrooms, offices, and parks.

Indeed, Americans do NOT want the wireless mesh used to spy on, fry, or coerce us – trapping us all in a Digital (SMART) prison.

1. Utility Smart Meter Opt Out.  So-called “SMART” meters emit radio frequency microwave radiation, proven dangerous by the FDA, EPA, and industry itself.  When the FCC claimed adequacy of its ElectroMagnetic Radiation (EMR) exposure limits, the DC Circuit Court “remanded” FCC’s claim as “capricious” for ignoring more than 10,000 pages of scientific evidence of biological harm to humans and the environment. When not tainted by industry funding, 80% of EMR studies find harm. 30% of Americans are harmed by EMR. Some States’ meter op- outs are insufficient, reducing microwave emissions but still creating what’s called “dirty electricity.” Proper opt-outs require the option of a non-wireless, analog meter – and not only for electricity but also for water and gas. If monthly charges come up for discussion, such charges should be levied on those with SMART meters since their wireless pollution is harming neighbors (that is, committing an uncompensated, 5th Amendment Taking). Analog meters were read by utility workers on foot for decades, so no new charges should be allowed.

2. Repeal Expansion Limits on Community Broadband.   States share much of the blame for any so-called digital divide for failing to pass bills repealing State prohibitions on expansion of community-owned networks (like Chattanooga, Tennessee’s) to underserved rural areas outside their city jurisdiction. “Rural communities are often left with very expensive fixed wireless or satellite services with low data caps, poor reliability, and slow speeds…”. Private companies underinvest in rural residents, leaving fiber disconnected (or dark), and thus should not enjoy protectionist limits on community broadband expansion.  Private companies may also exaggerate the expense of wired connections to remote properties; a large study comparing such costs found long-term savings from wireline over wireless. Wired networks also reduce the need for endless taxpayer broadband subsidies, since the earnings to communities from leasing access to private carriers allows for more affordable charges to customers – even free Internet for families with school-aged children.  

3. Monitor Antenna Radiation Pollution.  No Federal agency monitors wireless antennas for compliance with the FCC’s 1996 EMF limits, nor do we know where all antennas are deployed. ​​The safety and health director of the Mechanical Workers Association of America (representing 270,000 workers) requested such a database as far back as 2014. 90% of homebuyers refuse homes offered by realtors located too close to a radiation-emitting cell tower, for the average 20% hit antennas impose on property values.

4. Implement New Hampshire’s Wireless Safety Commission Recommendations. These include: (1) Create minimum setbacks for cell antennas near homes and schools; (2) Replace school wireless with hard wiring (fiber optic cables are faster, safer, and more secure); (3) Establish 5G- and wireless-free zones in libraries, parks, hospitals, nursing homes, and other sensitive locations; (4) Educate the public on how to mitigate wireless exposure; (5) Measure and publicly post RF-EMF levels in communities; (6) Pass a State resolution calling upon the FCC to set up and implement an INDEPENDENT RF safety review that includes impacts to all life. 

5. Ensure Local Discretion Over Antenna Location.  No one knows the best location for antennas like local governments, in consultation with their constituents. Zoning ordinances exist in part to deploy cell towers in industrial and remote areas, safely far from neighborhoods, schools, offices, and parks. Some States limit local discretion, and such preemption should be repealed.

6. Direct Officials to Audit Landline Surcharges.  For the past decade, landline users have paid a surcharge promised to give every property a wired, Internet connection.  When Telecom diverted these surcharges instead to wireless data monetization schemes, the 2020 Irregulators Decision empowered State officials to audit why that money wasn’t spent to give every property a wired connection. Investigate the collection and allocation of these surcharges in your State.

7. Prohibit Landline Discontinuation.  In disasters like Hurricane Helene, copper landlines retain access to emergency services, when cell service collapses. Will you oppose Telecom efforts to discontinue landlines?

8. Limit Broadband Grant Funding to Wired.  Wireline is faster, cheaper, more secure, more reliable, and safe. When comparing the cost of wired and wireless for remote connections, top analysts find wireline to make the cost effective option over the long run.

9. Bring Electric Grid into Compliance.  All too often, electric grids do not comply with the National Electric Safety Code, or do not have a properly functioning return path. These issues lead to high ambient magnetic fields and even electric current running through the ground, which adversely affect humans, wildlife, and livestock. States and their utility commissions need to ensure such standards are consistently enforced, not only when such noncompliances are deemed especially egregious.

If States enact the above changes, consumers will get the wired connections that polls show they prefer, and local governments will gain the discretion needed to deploy antennas in a way that is safe.