Comments for Dr. Jonathan L. Kramer on Wireless Siting & Law

Comment on Orgonite: The Cure for Cell Towers! by Sara

Sara — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:13:43 +0000

I love you, sir, our first mother, Gaia Earth, is surely grateful! We have made the organize thanks to you and will be soon gifting!

Comment on TWC Deploys WiFi in SoCal by vidmate app

vidmate app — Sat, 22 May 2021 11:39:27 +0000

This is because in a wireless drop environment most new service installs and disconnects will required the subscriber to pick up and return the box to the cable office.

Comment on California: Senate Bill 378 Proposes Bill to Allow for Fiber in Microtrenchs in the PROW by Catherine Dodd PhD, RN

Catherine Dodd PhD, RN — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:38:33 +0000

Jonathan,
I’ve had conversations with Wiener’s staff (he’s my Senator, I served with him on the local Dem Party). There’s confusion about what “micro trenching” is. I understand that deeper trenching is safer (I live in wildfire territory) and for fiber to and through the premises (FTTP) – his staff seem to think that micro trenching can be used for FTTP as well.
Can you clarify?
Also, I was told that 5G does not facilitate voice data and does not connect to the internet. It speeds up downloading of data. Why is it needed?
thanks Catherine Dodd PhD, RN, CA- Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.

Comment on President Trump: Drinking the Industry 5G Kool Aid by Steve Romine

Steve Romine — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 04:25:23 +0000

We want to know how stop 5G small cell infrastructure from coming into our town. We want fiber to the premises. Steve

Comment on Fill Your Swimming Pool at the Gas Station? by Dr. Jonathan L. Kramer

Dr. Jonathan L. Kramer — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:44:54 +0000

I do have a bit of knowledge as to the T-Mobile v. San Francisco case, and what it means at the trial, appellate, and California Supreme Court levels. I served as the wireless technology expert witness for the City and County of San Francisco at the trial. As for the deeper analysis I mentioned, that comment was aimed at our law firm clients who regularly read this blog; not non-clients like the wireless industry readers of this blog, of which there appear to be many! Admittedly I did not make that clear in the posting. -Jonathan

Comment on Interesting Cell Siting RF Discussion in Thousand Oaks, California by Macro Cell Tower Siting RF-EMR Discussions in Thousand Oaks, CA – Scientists for Wired Technology

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 19:44:12 +0000

[…] Adapted this from a piece by Dr. Jonathan L. Kramer, Nov 19, 2019 | Original Blog post here. […]

Comment on Dr. Kramer elevated to SCTE Senior Member Emeritus by Doug

Doug — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:15:49 +0000

yes but how long is your badge ribbon?
I knew you when.

Comment on Fill Your Swimming Pool at the Gas Station? by Cynthia Papermaster

Cynthia Papermaster — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 06:01:30 +0000

Dear Mr. Kramer,
As you asked what our opinions are re. local regulation of 5G, I’d like to question your opinion on whether or not local governments can strictly regulate 5G.

I find it strange that you neglect to mention the 2019 California Supreme Court decision, T-Mobile West LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, S238001, California Supreme Court. “The city has inherent local police power to determine the appropriate uses of land within its jurisdiction,” the California Supreme Court ruled. “That power includes the authority to establish aesthetic conditions for land use.” (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/san-francisco-can-reject-5g-equipment-it-views-as-too-ugly)

I believe that the City of Berkeley needs to have a strong, protective ordinance, and want to share an excerpt from Petaluma’s ordinance with you, and ask that you incorporate as many of these “Basic Requirements’ as possible in Berkeley’s amendments to our telecommunications ordinance, in order to protect our community from the dangerous effects of 5G. If you don’t agree to incorporate these requirements, please explain why not. The Berkeley community is counting on you to give us strict regulations and we are going to do everything in our power to make sure that happens.

I look forward to your response.
Best,
Cynthia Papermaster, homeowner and Berkeley resident since 1964

14.44.095 Small Cell facilities—Basic Requirements.
Small Cell facilities as defined in Section 14.44.020 of this chapter may be installed, erected, maintained and/or operated in any commercial or industrial zoning district where such antennas are permitted under this title, upon the issuance of a minor conditional use permit, so long as all the following conditions are met:
A. The Small Cell antenna must connect to an already existing utility pole that can support its weight.
B. All new wires needed to service the Small Cell must be installed within the width of the existing utility pole so as to not exceed the diameter and height of the existing utility pole.
C. All ground-mounted equipment not to be installed inside the pole must be undergrounded, flush to the ground, within three (3) feet of the utility pole.
D. Each pole is to have its own, dedicated power source to be installed and metered separately.
E. Each Small Cell is to be no less than 1,500 feet away from the nearest Small Cell facility.
F. Aside from the transmitter/antenna itself, no additional equipment shall be visible.
G. No Small Cell shall be within 200 feet of any residence.
H. An encroachment permit must be obtained for any work in the right-of-way.
http://petaluma.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=31&event_id=43128&meta_id=397675

Comment on Fill Your Swimming Pool at the Gas Station? by jenny miller

jenny miller — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:16:09 +0000

For someone so incredibly attached to the law, and so deeply involved in this issue, I’m amazed that the CA Supreme Court decision in the case of T-Mobile vs the City of San Franciso has escaped your notice. In that case, the court ruled that the city had the obligation to protect the health and safety of its citizens in regard to cell tower placement. Another case that seems to have escaped your notice is the one in DC where the NRDC and some Native American tribes sued to have the FCC regs overturned and were partially successful, in that the court ruled that NEPA still needed to be followed re cells

Comment on Fill Your Swimming Pool at the Gas Station? by phoebe sorgen

phoebe sorgen — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:13:50 +0000

You ask for readers’ opinions. Pls inform how we may read other readers’ replies/comments. I see no comments after your articles. Is is a one way (dead end) street?
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