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Adapted from an article by T. Scott Thompson andJohn C. Nelson Jr., May 22, 2020 | Original article here.

On May 19, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking clarifying certain aspects of its rules governing the deployment of wireless equipment on existing telecommunications infrastructure. The draft Declaratory Ruling provides important clarification regarding the Commission’s Rules governing collocations and modifications of existing installations in response to attempted evasions by local governments.

Scheduled for a vote at the FCC’s June meeting, the Commission’s action would clarify:

• When the 60-day shot clock commences for a locality’s review of modifications under Section 6409 of the Spectrum Act of 2012 (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 1455);

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S4WT Comment: Of course, In 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a) In General. — the part that does not deal with Federal easements, rights-of-way and leases — is a very short addition to Telecom Law, which simply does not include shot clocks, at all. All FCC shot clocks are a figment of the FCC’s imagination which are inconsistent with the intent of the 1996 Telecommunications Act (1996-TCA) and therefore ultra vires (i.e. outside the law). Also, wireless companies cannot skirt environmental review for any "Eligible facilities request" modifications.

1996-TCA Conference Report:

"Under subsection (c)(7)(B)(ii), decisions are to be rendered in a reasonable period of time, taking into account the nature and scope of each request. If a request for placement of a personal wireless service facility involves a zoning variance or a public hearing or comment process, the time period for rendering a decision will be the usual period under such circumstances. It is not the intent of this provision to give preferential treatment to the personal wireless service industry in the processing of requests, or to subject their requests to any but the generally applicable time frames for zoning decision."

47 U.S.C. § 1455

" (3) Applicability of environmental laws: Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to relieve the Commission from the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act [1] or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969."

FCC Attorney Erica Rosenberg in 2020

"Every single Wireless Telecommunications Facility (WTF) must undergo NEPA review."

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Continue reading “FCC Issues Draft Order Attempting to Game Wireless Streamlining Rules”

By Jeff Gifford, May 19, 2020 | – Original Phoenix Business Journal article here.

• University of Arizona Tucson, AZ; See full profile

• A pair of Tucson companies that have merged are developing a 5G antenna that promises range and flexibility surpassing current market options but using less power and taking less space.

Two Arizona companies are combining into one with an aim to bring their collaborative technological innovation into the rapidly growing 5G market.

FreeFall 5G brings together antenna systems maker FreeFall Aerospace with ED2 Corp., which builds telecommunications hardware and specializes in 5G. The Tucson companies already had worked together since 2018, with ED2 implementing a FreeFall antenna concept last year.

The combined company will continue developing that system — a 5G antenna that promises range and flexibility surpassing current market options but using less power and taking less space — with plans to unveil it this summer.

Continue reading “Two Arizona Companies Combine to Bring 5G Tech Collaboration”

DA 20-521

Released: May 15, 2020 → here.

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EXTENDS COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DEADLINES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE TO RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS PROCEEDING

ET Docket No. 19-226

 

• Revised Comment Date: June 17, 2020

• Revised Reply Comment Date: July 20, 2020

The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) extends the comment and reply comment deadlines on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Targeted Changes to the Commission’s Rules Regarding Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, released on December 4, 2019 (NPRM)¹. Currently, the comment due date is June 3, 2020 and the reply comment due date is July 6, 2020².

On May 11, 2020, Momentum Dynamics Corporation sought a 45-day extension of the comment and reply comment filing dates to perform testing in support of comments in the midst of the disruptions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic³. On May 14, 2020, GuRu Wireless, Inc. expressed opposition to this motion, noting that the comment period for this proceeding has already been delayed and that supplemental information could be filed after the comment period through ex parte submission⁴.

It is the general policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted⁵. Under the circumstances presented, we conclude that a 14-day extension of the comment and reply comment deadlines is warranted to address the concerns raised about conducting testing and allow for a better developed record in this proceeding.

Continue reading “FCC Extends Comment Date on FCC Order 19-226 By Two Weeks”

Adapted from an article by Kaitlyn Tiffany, May 13, 2020 | Original The Atlantic article here.

The coronavirus pandemic is sparking some interesting theories about the dangers of Densfied 4G/5G cell towers installed close to homes. The facts that wireless technology is slowly damaging us isn’t news — because the hazards of pulsed, data-modulated, Radio-frequency Electromagnetic Microwave Radiation (RF-EMR) exposures are based on established science.

In the 1970s, a bogeyman was power lines. Low-frequency electromagnetic fields were emanating from them all the time within a few hundred feet of high-voltage lines, and a shocking 1979 study suggested that children who developed cancer lived near power lines.” This study was sufficient to win the appeal of the law suit that led to the cancellation of a major powerline project planned for upstate New York.

Around the same time, knowledge about wireless radiation from radio and television infrastructure antennas and microwave ovens in homes as a possible human health problem gained traction. Later, established science proved that some household appliances, such as electric hair dryers and electric blankets created hazardous electric and magnetic fields, while in use.

Now the advance of cellphones and, more recently, the new high-speed wireless networks built to serve them have given rise to a number of people who have done significant research into the history of the US RF-EMR exposure guideline and understand that the guideline does, in the words of microwave weapons-expert Barrie Trower:

“[provide] no protection against the electric and magnetic vectors.”

"Between 1949 and 1962, everything we needed to know about microwaves was known and published . . . the brain at that time had been studied for brainwaves and microwaves could be used to penetrate the brain and cause behavioral changes.”

“A statement was made in 1962 by the governments that birth defects, organs, whole organisms, cells, brain function, emotions, moods could be altered, changed and destroyed [by microwave exposures].”

“Microwaves then, as now, were used as stealth weapons, before they became cell phones [and Wi-Fi].”

Continue reading “Something Foul in the Air”

By Naomi Klein, May 8 2020 | Original The Intercept article here.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo looks on as Google executive chair Eric Schmidt, left, talks during the Smart Schools Commission report at Mineola Middle School on Oct. 27, 2014 in Mineola, N.Y. Photo: Alejandra Villa-Pool/Getty Images

FOR A FEW fleeting moments during New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, the somber grimace that has filled our screens for weeks was briefly replaced by something resembling a smile.

“We are ready, we’re all-in,” the governor gushed. “We are New Yorkers, so we’re aggressive about it, we’re ambitious about it. … We realize that change is not only imminent, but it can actually be a friend if done the right way.”

The inspiration for these uncharacteristically good vibes was a video visit from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who joined the governor’s briefing to announce that he will be heading up a blue-ribbon commission to reimagine New York state’s post-Covid reality, with an emphasis on permanently integrating technology into every aspect of civic life.

“The first priorities of what we’re trying to do,” Schmidt said, “are focused on telehealth, remote learning, and broadband. … We need to look for solutions that can be presented now, and accelerated, and use technology to make things better.” Lest there be any doubt that the former Google chair’s goals were purely benevolent, his video background featured a framed pair of golden angel wings.

Continue reading “Under Cover of Mass Death, Andrew Cuomo Calls in the Billionaires to Build a High-Tech Dystopia”

Adapted from an article by Robert F. Kennedy March 8, 2020 | Original article here.
 

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote last week about Malibu police’s ticketing Point Dume surfers $1,000 apiece for using the ocean during the quarantine. Was this merely an appalling police judgment at which we will laugh post-quarantine? Or does anyone else feel that this is the first wave of compliance and obedience training for something more permanent? Are powerful state and corporate entities using the current crisis to remove basic rights, and intensify pressures to promote vaccines and surveillance? Does anyone else feel the suffocating darkness of tyranny descending on our nation? And finally, does anyone share my dread that Bill Gates—and his long-time associate Tony Fauci—will somehow be running our Brave New World?

Imagine a world where the government doesn’t need police officers to apprehend those surfers or ticket you when you violate social distancing with your girlfriend. Suppose that computers discover your beach trip by tracking your movements using a stream of information from your cell phone, your car, your GPS, facial recognition technology integrated with real-time surveillance from satellites, mounted cameras, and implanted chips. Desk-bound prosecutors or robots will notify you of your violation by text while simultaneously withdrawing your $1,000 penalty from your payroll account. Welcome to Bill Gates’ America. It’s right around the corner.

Continue reading “The Brave New World of Bill Gates and Big Telecom”

CoViD-19 analysts are getting millions of views on YouTube, as the platform cracks down on messages that stray from those purported by the mainstream media (MSM).

Adapted from an article by Abby Ohlheiser, May 7, 2020 | Original Technology Review article here.

When the Alex Jones was kicked off YouTube and Facebook in 2018, the lesson was supposed to be that de-platforming is effective. Without access to his millions of followers on mainstream social media, Jones became an online ghost, diminished and shouting his dangerous unfinished business to a much smaller audience. But some people online took a second lesson from the change: unique views — those that are not promoted by the mainstream media — can build a Youtube audience, as people become disillusioned with the Mainstream Media (MSM) and seek the truth.

Patrick Bet-David’s response to Dr Judy Mikovits Video Banned by YouTube
and to he The May 7 Technology Review Article

Continue reading “How Medical and Legal Experts Are Garnering Youtube Audiences”

May 7, 2020

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy:

As you consider additional legislation to maintain economic stability and stimulate growth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge you to provide funding to support the development and deployment of open and interoperable wireless radio access networks (RANs) that can help enable more flexible, efficient, secure, resilient, and intelligent mobile communication. As the COVID-19 outbreak has shown, increased stress on global supply chains can threaten public safety and hinder economic growth. By investing in open radio access network (Open RAN) technologies, Congress can help facilitate a network evolution with the potential to create lasting domestic economic opportunities for American workers while increasing supply chain diversity and promoting competition.

A critical component of mobile networks, RANs serve as the connection between phones or hotspots and a carrier’s core network and the internet. As mobile traffic continues to grow, it will be necessary for our networks to evolve.

Open RAN technologies that are interoperable and based on open standards can help maximize the benefits of modern advances in communications technology like 5G. By utilizing software-based RAN architecture that leverages
machine learning, network resources may be allocated quickly to the areas where they are needed most. This could ultimately provide consumers with a more efficient mobile experience and create new opportunities to manage operations when traffic increases.

The flexible nature of Open RAN technology also creates an opportunity for a more diverse supply chain ecosystem to develop. With interfaces and hardware built to open standards, trusted manufacturers, including American vendors, will have new opportunities to enter the market and compete. This increased supply chain diversity could mean more hardware and software options for network operators globally that can compete with current state-backed equipment being produced abroad. Diversity of vendors is important to avoid a situation where a network operator is completely reliant on a single vendor to maintain operations.

Continue reading “Letter to House Leadership re: Open Radio Access Networks”

May 7, 2020

• https://www.eastonct.gov/ and May 7, 2020 meeting minutes
• https://www.facebook.com/EastonCTBOS
• https://www.facebook.com/EastonCTBOS/videos/323008015335731/
• Further resources at CHD and EHT
• Thank you, Susan.

A Resolution

      calling upon all Telecommunications Companies and Public Utilities operating in Easton, Connecticut to cease the build-out of so-called [Densified] "4G/5G" Wireless Infrastructure until such technologies have been proven safe to human health and the environment through independent research and testing.

Whereas, the telecommunications industry is engaged in a massive deployment of microwave and millimeter-wave "small cell" antennas across the county to facilitate the next generation of wireless communications known as 4G/SG, and

Whereas, this new technology uses existing wireless infrastructure and new types of radio-frequency (RF) microwave radiation to transmit large amounts of data, but requires significantly closer proximity to users, resulting in the dense deployment of antennas near residences, schools, and hospitals, and

Whereas, the deployment of 4G/5G-enabled small cell antennas in our neighborhoods raises questions regarding the potential health and environmental impacts of long-term exposure to untested RF microwave radiation frequencies, and

Continue reading “4G/5G Resolution by the Town of Easton, CT”

Press release May 1, 2020 | Original article here.

By Amy Edelen | amye@spokesman.com | (509) 459-5581

Kirkland-based Ziply Fiber recently closed on its acquisition of Frontier Communications’ Northwest operations.

Under the $1.35 billion acquisition, which was finalized Thursday, more than 500,000 residential and business internet, television and voice customers in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon now will be served by Ziply Fiber, according to a company news release.

The company says its first priority is upgrading and growing its network in the Northwest by investing more than $500 million in improvements. Many of the projects will be slated for small and rural towns often overlooked by national providers, according to the release.

Its primary offerings will be fiber internet and phone service for residential and business customers. It will also offer a variety of internet, voice and networking services for enterprise customers. The company is also continuing to support digital subscriber line, or DSL, and television customers.

Ziply Fiber services pass near more than 1.7 million residential and business locations in its territory.

“We intend to bring fiber to a lot more of our communities,” Harold Zeitz, CEO of Ziply Fiber, said in a statement. “Currently, just over 30% of the businesses and homes we pass have the ability to connect to our fiber today. Our goal is to add a lot more fiber in the coming months and years so that nearly 85% of homes and businesses can get the internet they deserve.”

Ziply Fiber retained more than 900 former Frontier Communications employees and is planning to hire 200 additional workers.

WaveDivision Capital and Searchlight Capital Partners, a global investment firm, formed a partnership last year to purchase Frontier Communications’ Northwest operations.

The sale received regulatory approval earlier this year in Washington, Oregon and Montana. WaveDivision and Searchlight Capital Partners were not required to file for approval in Idaho because its public utilities commission does not regulate broadband rates.

Ziply Fiber, in addition to its Kirkland headquarters, also has offices in Everett, WA Hayden, ID and Beaverton, OR.