To: MA Town Officers

MA Local Elected Officials: Update your by-laws to pre-empt 5G

Update your cell tower by-laws to protect your community from the rollout of millions of "small" cell antennas across the country that the telecom industry and certain members of the U.S. Congress would like to hang from lightpoles over front yards every 2 - 10 homes while taking over the right of way and local zoning authority.

Why is this important?

My wife's nervous system was damaged from exposure to non-ionizing microwave radiation in 2010 forcing me to learn more than I would like to understand about biology and microwave radiation. 5G is the technology that promises to connect everything we buy with everything we've already bought (the internet of things) facilitating the sale of personal info to corporations and increasing global warming because of the massive amount of power needed for data storage and microwave emissions. At the federal level, there are various bills under consideration designed to strip local authorities of their ability to make informed decisions about 5G's enormous infrastructure, including the SPEED Act (S.1988). Now is the moment for any MA towns who have not updated their by-laws to preclude installation of small cells on light poles in people's front yards in close proximity to pregnant women, children and other vulnerable populations while diminishing the re-sale value for whatever homeowner is unlucky enough to have an antenna hung outside their bedroom window. Randolph, MA has a good template. Fiber-optic and other high-speed wired connections to the home use less energy and are safe. More at whatis5G.info https://ehtrust.org/?s=small+cells and ptco.org/emf