tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post4260716770886052275..comments2024-03-28T16:54:44.319-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: Oakland-Emeryville Parents Fight Cell TowersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-84128665660089971552010-11-18T12:10:15.582-08:002010-11-18T12:10:15.582-08:00Everyone has a freaking cell phone, but they don&#...Everyone has a freaking cell phone, but they don't want to put up with the infrastructure to support them. Typical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-72996476227429594192010-11-18T07:51:16.217-08:002010-11-18T07:51:16.217-08:00You failed to mention that the frequencies given t...You failed to mention that the frequencies given to the corporations are finite and extremely limited. The whole public benefit thing has been tossed overboard. The '96 law was just corporate welfare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-22445129429178157552010-11-17T09:47:03.790-08:002010-11-17T09:47:03.790-08:00The Telecommunications Act of 1996, that's whe...The Telecommunications Act of 1996, that's when Clinton gave away the radio frequencies, a naturally occurring phenomenon like air, to the corporate media oligarchs. It helped to keep Mr Clinton in power with the ascendent Republicans, but did it help us? Well, not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-60169107394504641692010-11-17T09:09:24.429-08:002010-11-17T09:09:24.429-08:00A health study is not an effective use of resource...A health study is not an effective use of resources. Residents would be much better advised to fight the facilities based on other issues. Pursuant to the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, local officials may NOT consider the health effects of wireless telecommunications facilities when making a decision. Any facility which meets FCC standards must be assumed to be safe. In addition, any ordinance which restricts wireless facilities near schools must be based upon findings that do not consider the health effects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com