Letter: Gag order by FCC?
by Barbara Litrell, Verde Independent, 2 August 2016Editor:
The City of Sedona hired Cityscape, a consulting firm, to advise the city on site locations for future cell towers as the country expands wireless access through the recently passed 5G initiative. I'm sure this will extend beyond Sedona to the entire Verde Valley.
The consultant did a powerpoint which is available on the City website. On one slide she noted, "the city will have a say in regard to public health, safety and welfare."
Unfortunately, that's not true when it concerns adverse health effects of increased exposure to RF radiation from the expanded cell tower network planned. The consultant cited the 1996 Telecommunications Act where Section 704 requires local government to make written decisions on siting applications that are based on substantial evidence and not on speculation or because of federally preempted reasons (such as concerns about RF Radiation).
Federally preempted reasons? Is that a gag order on health discussions related to radiation exposure? We can't ask for proof of the safety of the cell tower expansion? When did public health become such a low priority?
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The City of Sedona hired Cityscape, a consulting firm, to advise the city on site locations for future cell towers as the country expands wireless access through the recently passed 5G initiative. I'm sure this will extend beyond Sedona to the entire Verde Valley.
The consultant did a powerpoint which is available on the City website. On one slide she noted, "the city will have a say in regard to public health, safety and welfare."
Unfortunately, that's not true when it concerns adverse health effects of increased exposure to RF radiation from the expanded cell tower network planned. The consultant cited the 1996 Telecommunications Act where Section 704 requires local government to make written decisions on siting applications that are based on substantial evidence and not on speculation or because of federally preempted reasons (such as concerns about RF Radiation).
Federally preempted reasons? Is that a gag order on health discussions related to radiation exposure? We can't ask for proof of the safety of the cell tower expansion? When did public health become such a low priority?
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