More WIRED Broadband, Less Dangerous WIRELESS

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The power of the Telecommunications industry is leading politicians to support WIRELESS bills in the name of bridging a “digital divide” between those with and without “broadband internet” connectivity. These bills ignore several inconvenient facts:

* Safety: The FCC’s claim of adequacy of its limits on Radio Frequency Microwave (RF/MW) radiation exposure was remanded in 2021 by the DC Federal Appeals Court for “capriciously” ignoring 11,000 pages of scientific evidence of biological harm to humans and the environment;

* Mandates without liability: Federal legislation and rulemaking increasingly mandate Americans to be exposed to dangerous technology with zero safety testing, while exempting the industry from liability for any harm caused by its products;

* Broken Promises: Phone customers over the last decade have paid surcharges for promised WIRED internet that never was connected and for which the Irregulators Lawsuit greenlighted States to audit; and

* Local Solutions: Many States erected barriers to local government wired connections that could bridge this divide.

Preemption Destroys Local Control of Property

To respond to consumer complaints of poor Internet connectivity, the previous Congress included in its Defense law the auctioning of “spectrum” that will exploit a law called “Section 6409,” allowing the loading of additional antennas onto already-approved towers, with almost no ability of local governments to oppose. Worse, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is attempting this month to insert more than 20 times the spectrum auctions (H.R. 651, Allen) into the must-pass budget reconciliation bill.

We also oppose HR 278 (Griffith, VA) and HR 339 (Crenshaw, TX), which together with Mr. Allen’s bill above would eliminate local permitting discretion over virtually all wireless deployments. If these bills move forward, at a minimum they must be amended to condition any additional spectrum auctions or antenna deployment on prior FCC compliance with the 2021 DC Circuit order above. Further, we strongly support HR 8082 (Smith, NJ) from the previous Congress, once reintroduced. It would restore local-government discretion to respond to the informed consent rights of property owners – 2/3rds of whom prefer wired connections and 90% of whom don’t want ugly, dangerous towers hurting their property values by 20%. 

Ruining National Parks

Not satisfied with ignoring informed consent while forcing antennas near America’s bedrooms and schools, Telecom has misled Congress about a need for wireless antennas in our national parks and farms. In HR 6492, which also passed in the last Congress, sections 141-143 will plant antennas throughout our parks – the same antennas blamed for causing some of the worst fires in America’s history. This bill would render parks un-hospitable for the one-third of Americans injured by to Radio Frequency Microwave (RF/MW) radiation. And since modern iPhones and Androids allow any distressed hiker to at least text 911, the emergency access justification for the bill is not convincing. Please help repeal these sections, or at least condition any implementing regulations on prior FCC compliance with the above DC court order. Americans deserve safety when forced to accept experimental technology with zero liability.

Damaging Food

For farms, last Congress’ failed FARM bill will return with dozens of wireless proposals  – all of which would flood our farms with antennas which:

• A court blamed for a 20% reduction in cows and their milk yield, 

• Would expose our food supply to hacking, per a former FCC Chairman’s criticism of 5G as inherently insecure, 

• Will bankrupt farms from wireless’ intrinsic obsolescence and expense (as compared to wired which is more affordable in the long run) – thereby enabling global interests to purchase even more American land), and 

• Is unneeded as well since farmers now can use GPS, a laptop, drones, and a private wireless network to remotely move livestock or monitor crop conditions.

Broadband that is Safe, not just Effective

In addition to passing Mr. Smith’s bill (HR 8082 from the previous Congress) to respect local antenna location discretion, we urge both a reversal of the 1996 defunding of the Environmental Protection Agency study of RF/MW long-term harm, and repeal of Telecom law section 704, which has barred lawsuits for wireless injuries. Americans want Internet access that not only is reliable but also safe.