MARCH 12, 2019 11:13 AM, Ripon, California, Unified School District is working with Sprint to move a cellular phone tower near Weston Elementary after four students were diagnosed with cancer and parents voiced their concerns. By Akira Olivia Kumamoto | Joan Barnett Lee | Ken Carlson The Ripon Unified School District said it is talking […]
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By: John Matarese Feb 08, 2019 05:47 PM EST  Mysterious orange PVC pipes are popping up in communities everywhere, stamped with the words “fiber optic”. They may not be for home internet and TV signals but rather to hold the connecting cables for mini 5G towers. Homeowners on many quiet, tree-lined streets are worried that they […]
by Mike Dano | Dec 5, 2018 4:05pm Studies continue to evaluate the effects of cellular transmissions on humans. (thodonal/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Two federal lawmakers are raising concerns about whether new 5G technologies will cause cancer. Specifically, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., sent a letter (PDF) to FCC Commissioner Brendan […]
January 15th, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) introduced H.R. 530, the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019, legislation to overturn Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations limiting the ability of local governments to regulate the deployment of 5G wireless infrastructure. “Having served in local government for […]
Eli Blumenthal, USA TODAYPublished 9:00 a.m. ET Dec. 18, 2018 The mobile 5G race is officially at the starting block. On Friday, Dec. 21, AT&T will turn on its mobile 5G network for the public in 12 cities around the country. The first batch: Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, San Antonio and […]
By: ANA RADELAT | December 3, 2018 CT-N U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaking during a press conference about 5G wireless technology at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Monday. Washington – U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is leading a campaign to determine whether new “5G” wireless technology is safe and is asking the federal government […]
Posted: Mon 5:59 PM, Nov 19, 2018 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS WVLT) More than two dozen students and an adult staff member were hospitalized Monday for possible exposure to an unknown substance at a high school in Fort Lauderdale, CBS Miami reports. “These students were having various states. Some were having syncopal episodes, were passing […]
By: Rich Hosford A proposed wireless signal booster project that had drawn some tough questions was pulled last night. Verizon Wireless representative Attorney Daniel Klasnick said his client would rather pull the project for seven small cell boosters planned for telephone poles around town than face a fee that was a condition being […]
STEVEN CHASE ROBERT FIFE OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF Oct 11, 2018 Two influential members of the U.S. Senate select intelligence committee have written Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to bar Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei from Canada’s next-generation 5G mobile network on the grounds the Shenzhen-based firm represents a significant security risk. These American concerns cross […]
After FCC vote, cities try to restore local control over 5G fees and equipment. JON BRODKIN – 10/3/2018, 8:52 AM Cities are planning to sue the Federal Communications Commission over its decision to preempt local rules on deployment of 5G wireless equipment. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes yesterday said their city […]
