Comments on: GOACT Scores Second Big Victory http://sunroomdesk.com/2009/02/06/t-mobile-retreats-under-glendale-community-pressure/ A Glendale, California Outlook Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:09:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Thomas Williams http://sunroomdesk.com/2009/02/06/t-mobile-retreats-under-glendale-community-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Thomas Williams Mon, 10 May 2010 10:13:12 +0000 http://sunroomdesk.com/?p=542#comment-1425 When buying Cellphone Batteries make sure that you are not getting those chinese fakes and knockoffs.-`` When buying Cellphone Batteries make sure that you are not getting those chinese fakes and knockoffs.-“

]]> By: Sally Hampton http://sunroomdesk.com/2009/02/06/t-mobile-retreats-under-glendale-community-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Sally Hampton Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:57:23 +0000 http://sunroomdesk.com/?p=542#comment-59 Congratulations on a well deserved victory to GoAct and I hope Los Angeles County will follow the lead of the courageous Glendale City Council and Mayor - kudos to them, too. See this article published just today: http://blog.telephonyonline.com/unfiltered/2009/02/05/t-mobile-caught-in-the-middle/ We have to keep reminding our local officials that there is NO new and growing market demand to fill, no legit reason for new towers. So, why are they allowing this unnecessary blight in residential areas and unnecessary risk to the public? So the cell carriers can drive a new market to keep up sales? Sell us expensive new services that we don’t need? Should wireless providers be allowed to market to kids? Why are we not demanding the fiber optic that consumers already paid for to begin with? (read about this here: http://www.newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm ) We need moratoriums (citywide, county wide, statewide) to allow time to investigate, study and incorporate the most “public friendly” local policies that state and federal laws will allow. We need our local jurisdictions to lobby to help change the unjust and unwise state and federal laws. We need feedback from an informed public, which requires an honest and open forum. (How do we get that?) With all the true facts and a full understanding of the tradeoffs, what would the public choose? Do we want to receive the bulk of our broadband internet, video/TV and home phone services via wired infrastructure or via microwave antennas on every other corner? I bet I know. We should also have programs to encourage landlines for 911 safety instead of allowing companies like T-Mobile to mislead people into giving up their best lifeline for their profit. Putting up more towers has nothing to do with ensuring that someone on a cell phone will get 911. 911 calls from any cell phone has priority over all calls and will pick up any signal of any carrier so their whole coverage and capacity claim is the most irritating lie and they should be called on it. Especially considering the industry refuses to provide at least 8 hours of back up batteries in the event of emergencies. The industry also seems to have no problem with the many terrible accidents caused by drivers distracted on cell phones. Or the people recently killed by the train accident caused by a conductor text messaging on his cell phone. Why are citizens not protected from these scenarios the way we are protected from second hand smoke? These are all questions that need to be answered sooner, rather than too late. Congratulations on a well deserved victory to GoAct and I hope Los Angeles County will follow the lead of the courageous Glendale City Council and Mayor – kudos to them, too. See this article published just today: http://blog.telephonyonline.com/unfiltered/2009/02/05/t-mobile-caught-in-the-middle/

We have to keep reminding our local officials that there is NO new and growing market demand to fill, no legit reason for new towers. So, why are they allowing this unnecessary blight in residential areas and unnecessary risk to the public? So the cell carriers can drive a new market to keep up sales? Sell us expensive new services that we don’t need? Should wireless providers be allowed to market to kids? Why are we not demanding the fiber optic that consumers already paid for to begin with? (read about this here: http://www.newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm )

We need moratoriums (citywide, county wide, statewide) to allow time to investigate, study and incorporate the most “public friendly” local policies that state and federal laws will allow. We need our local jurisdictions to lobby to help change the unjust and unwise state and federal laws.

We need feedback from an informed public, which requires an honest and open forum. (How do we get that?) With all the true facts and a full understanding of the tradeoffs, what would the public choose? Do we want to receive the bulk of our broadband internet, video/TV and home phone services via wired infrastructure or via microwave antennas on every other corner? I bet I know.

We should also have programs to encourage landlines for 911 safety instead of allowing companies like T-Mobile to mislead people into giving up their best lifeline for their profit. Putting up more towers has nothing to do with ensuring that someone on a cell phone will get 911. 911 calls from any cell phone has priority over all calls and will pick up any signal of any carrier so their whole coverage and capacity claim is the most irritating lie and they should be called on it. Especially considering the industry refuses to provide at least 8 hours of back up batteries in the event of emergencies. The industry also seems to have no problem with the many terrible accidents caused by drivers distracted on cell phones. Or the people recently killed by the train accident caused by a conductor text messaging on his cell phone. Why are citizens not protected from these scenarios the way we are protected from second hand smoke?

These are all questions that need to be answered sooner, rather than too late.

]]> By: Miriam http://sunroomdesk.com/2009/02/06/t-mobile-retreats-under-glendale-community-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Miriam Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:22:41 +0000 http://sunroomdesk.com/?p=542#comment-58 Congratulations to the neighbors on Cumberland for winning their fight with T-Mobile. At the Community meeting T-Mobile rescinded their application for that location. The tremendous community reaction sent a strong message to T-Mobile as well as to the Glendale City Council that they did not want this cell antenna in their neighborhood. I have worked two years to get Cellular Regulation in the City of Pasadena. At this point the City Staff has drafted a proposal for a Wireless and Cable Ordinance that is very pro-industry and not pro-neighborhood and offers little protection and no oversight. The Pasadena neighborhood groups are disappointed in the proposed wireless and cable ordinance. We hope that the City Council will give equal weight to the public's knowledge and comments of this complex issue. The last Pasadena City Council hearing was continued to February 23, 2009. Congratulations GO ACT Congratulations to the neighbors on Cumberland for winning their fight with T-Mobile. At the Community meeting T-Mobile rescinded their application for that location. The tremendous community reaction sent a strong message to T-Mobile as well as to the Glendale City Council that they did not want this cell antenna in their neighborhood. I have worked two years to get Cellular Regulation in the City of Pasadena. At this point the City Staff has drafted a proposal for a Wireless and Cable Ordinance that is very pro-industry and not pro-neighborhood and offers little protection and no oversight. The Pasadena neighborhood groups are disappointed in the proposed wireless and cable ordinance. We hope that the City Council will give equal weight to the public’s knowledge and comments of this complex issue. The last Pasadena City Council hearing was continued to February 23, 2009. Congratulations GO ACT

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