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School board says no to cell phone tower
A U.S. Cellular representative said his company still would like to erect a cell-phone tower on Janesville's east side after the Janesville School Board rejected the company's latest bid Tuesday night.
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Verizon cell antenna plan draws fire
Plans to put a 78-foot cell phone tower disguised as a plastic pine tree near the top of Mount Barnabe drew objections from Lagunitas and Forest Knolls neighbors, prompting officials to schedule a county Planning Commission hearing.
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Cell tower debate gains momentum
A new cell tower could mean less dropped calls for some Bartlett residents - but could be a permanent eyesore to residents living near the 140-foot structure.
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America's most lethal job is on cell towers
The first lightning bolt cracked in the dark clouds a few hundred yards above John Jacobs' head as he worked atop a 200-foot cell phone tower in south Hillsborough County.
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City hangs up on cell tower plan
The city has quickly rejected a plan to put a 110-foot cell phone tower next to a cluster of condominiums, but its proponents are now considering options. Citing its size and location, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted Tuesday night to deny a company variances to build a cell phone tower next to Storey Avenue, one of the city's main thoroughfares.
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County cell tower debate prompting legislation
A Baltimore County lawmaker said he plans to introduce legislation that would ban cell phone towers on school property and county-owned parkland. The county's appellate board Wednesday overturned approval for a cell phone tower near a tennis court and athletic fields at Randallstown High School, a victory for neighbors who said the 11-story pole and high-voltage electrical boxes could prove dangerous to students.
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Safety should be the primary concern in sites for cell towers
The Record's May 10 editorial regarding a proposed cell tower on the Blooming Grove highway garage stated, "The latest example of this [cell tower] conflict is in Blooming Grove where the idea of 150-foot towers has people objecting for a real reason [the view] and a not-so-real one ... health.'
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Investors and Activists Hit Back at AT&T
I am starting to agree with Josh that the AT&T Pearl Jam incident may be reaching a tipping point. Maybe I've become too invested in it, but it is certainly starting to feel that way.
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Unwanted cell phone tower case in Upper St. Clair may finally go to court
They have a case. But did they file it in time?
An 11-year-old lawsuit filed by a group of Upper St. Clair residents opposed to the construction of a 350-foot cell phone tower will go to court next month.
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Commentary: Cell Phone Towers Pose Health Risks for Dense Areas
Like others, I, too, was concerned about the health effects of cell phone towers and went to the Internet to do some research. From it, I learned that while the FDA maintains that the link between RF energy emitted by cell phone antennas and health problems like cancer is "inconclusive" or "has not been demonstrated," they also say "there is no proof that they are absolutely safe."
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Escondido cell phone towers getting 'stealthy'
They're smaller, more "stealthy," and more numerous than ever in Escondido.
Just as cellular phones are becoming more advanced, the cell phone towers that provide them with reception also are evolving.
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Concerns Raised About Cell Phone Towers in Washington
Drive down just about any road and the odds are good that you'll see more than one person on a cell phone, even though it's illegal unless you're on a hands-free device.
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Reality Check: Mobile broadband goes mass-market
The global mobile industry is about to reach a major inflection point: Mobile broadband is on the verge of making the transition from a premium service for the affluent to a mass-market service.
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Report on School Safety: Wakeup Call on Possible Cell Tower Danger
There is new evidence it's not just cell phones that might harm children's health, but the invisible radiation from cell towers and antennas sited near schools across the country. A four-year study released Wednesday ranks children's potential exposure to radiation at more than 6,000 schools in U.S. state capitols. Dr. Magda Havas, author of the "BRAG Antenna Ranking of Schools," says many cell antennas are located too close to schools.
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Health advocates and industry clash over health effects from wireless technology
Concerns over the possible health effects from everyday wireless devices have prompted the federal government to take action.
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No Mobile Phones in Kissamos for two weeks
Kissamos in north-western, Crete was a mobile-phones-free town for a couple of weeks - All mobile phones were out of service, as the antennas of all three carriers stopped operating for 15 days, following the rule of the local Court of First Instance. Eventually, after the demand of the locals and the municipality, the carriers turned on their antennas again a few days ago, on Good Thursday.
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Council to consider cell tower ordinance
The city of Eureka is expected to start the long process of crafting a specific ordinance to control the proliferation of wireless telecommunication facilities, namely cell phone towers, at its meeting Tuesday.
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25 YEARS: Rules, regulations have been instrumental in wireless industry’s story
Policymakers must have done something right over the past 25 years. With nearly 266 million subscribers using powerful, feature-rich mobile devices that now constitute the outermost edges of the Internet, the $144 billion cellular industry remains competitive though steadily consolidating in a telecom world otherwise used to spoon-feeding by monopolies and duopolies.
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New cellphone health litigation surfaces in California court
A new health lawsuit has surfaced in California against T-Mobile USA Inc., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America Inc., the complaint coming after a relative lull in litigation against the wireless industry and amid a resurgence of concern over whether mobile phones pose a hazard to throngs of consumers here and abroad.
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Unions Rally, Vowing Strike at Verizon
The unions representing 65,000 Verizon workers on Saturday resounded a pledge to strike if demands for higher wages, caps on health care payments and limits on outsourcing jobs are not honored.
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Cellphone antennas still worry residents
"Cellphone towers could be the lead paint or asbestos issue of the future. There's not enough information about the effects of this on the thin skulls of children, so why take the risk?" Hedin said.
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Cell phone tower project turned down
ESCONDIDO -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to overturn the Planning Commission's approval of Cricket Communication's proposal to build a 50-foot-tall cell phone tower in an old neighborhood outside the city's southeastern border.
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City can’t consider cell tower health risks
Among national cell phone service providers, Verizon Wireless has been noticeably absent in the Charlottesville area. Recently, the company has been aggressively installing cell phone towers in Albemarle County, but efforts to blanket the city in service have run into opposition from citizens concerned about the health risks.
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The antennas are coming
There's something the government, the telecommunication industry and the corporate media don't want you to know: Invisible things can hurt you.
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The People’s Health is a Power Granted the People
On the issue of cell phone antennas, Berkeley has been trying to walk a fine line between local protection of its citizens and obeying a federal statute which says that people's health cannot be used as a reason for refusing permits to the communications industry with respect to its cell phone antenna towers. Recent arguments advanced by the State of Oklahoma might help resolve the issue for us.
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