Please
sign our petition
to change the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
A real national broadband plan
As the U.S. Congress considers the FCC's national
broadband plan to provide affordable high-speed Internet access throughout
the country, CLOUT is working to make fiber optic broadband technology the primary
method of delivering this broadband access to all Americans. Compared to wireless
technology, fiber optic broadband provides greater reliability, speed, capacity,
and security, and does not require the installation of unsightly cell towers and
intrusive wireless facilities in residential neighborhoods and scenic areas over
which local governments, under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, have
limited authority to regulate and control.
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Background and purpose
The proliferation of cell towers, cellular antenna base stations, and other wireless
facilities over the past 15 years has had a dramatic effect on the American landscape.
The concerns that arise when these types of facilities are proposed for communities
include reduction in property values, destruction of views, and adverse impacts
on human health and the environment.
The crux of the matter: Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 704
Since its adoption by the U.S. Congress and signing into law by President Clinton,
Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has dramatically reduced state
and local governmental control, authority, and decision-making over the placement,
construction, and modification of cell towers and other commercial wireless facilities.
As a result, the rights of citizens throughout the United States are severely compromised
with respect to the ability to protect property values, enjoyment of homes, health,
and the environment whenever telecommunications towers and related wireless facilities
are proposed.
States and localities should be able to exercise control over the siting and modification
of wireless facilities through the use of zoning, planned growth, and other controls
relating to their traditional role of protecting the health, safety, and welfare
of their citizens.
Take action
Together we can establish a nationwide coalition to restore local control over these
crucial decisions affecting our lives.
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to sign our petition.
Public endorsers of our petition
include the following organizations, government officials, and professionals in
relevant fields.
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to see the full list of public endorsers.
Community Educational Council District 30
Queens, NY
www.CEC30.net
The EMR Network
Charlotte, VT
www.emrnetwork.org
Families Against Cell Towers Near Schools (FACTS)
City Island, NY
Oceanside City Accountability For Neighborhoods
Oceanside, CA
www.ocafn.org
Urban & Environmental Policy Institute
Los Angeles, CA
www.uepi.oxy.edu
Sharon Bronson
Pima County Supervisor, District 3
Tucson, AZ
Healthy Home Alliance
Naperville, IL
Coalition to Regulate Antennae Siting
New York, NY
www.safeantenna.org
Chellis Glendinning
Author/Psychotherapist
Chimayó, NM
Glendale Organized Against Cell Towers (GOACT)
Glendale, CA
www.getthecelloutofhere.com
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to see the full list of public endorsers.