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The No Longer Hidden Cost of Wireless Technology
More data and fewer dropped calls streamed whenever you want them, all without any wires. Verizon, AT&T and Sprint want to put a transmission tower in your yard.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenMore data, fewer dropped calls and movies streamed whenever you want them — all through the air without any wires. Sounds great until Verizon, AT&T or Sprint wants to put a transmission tower in your yard. Residents in Southern California have been appealing to cities and counties, but now, under new rules, the Federal Communications Commission may be "the decider." We hear what that might mean in your neighborhood. Also, with no action from Congress, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia take "a small step" toward coping with climate change.
On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, a coalition of conservatives was on Capitol Hill today to lobby Republicans for immigration reform. They ranged from the Chamber of Commerce to evangelicals who've been "praying 4 reform," which they say does not mean "amnesty." Can they move enough GOP members to get House leaders to allow a vote on bipartisan measures?
Banner image: Cellphone transmission tower at Broadway and Manchester in Los Angeles. Photo: Jon Sullivan
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2 storiesThe No Longer Hidden Cost of Wireless Technology
Wireless technology is expanding fast to meet consumer demand for more and faster service. But it comes with a cost. There will be thousands of new transmitters installed in Southern California neighborhoods. Last year in Burbank, residents beat back plans for 12 new antennas for wireless transmission in a church steeple.
Read the story17 minWest Coast Bands Together over Climate Change
Governor Brown describes a new pact between the states of California, Oregon and Washington and the Canadian Province of British Columbia as a " small but powerful first step " toward dealing with climate change.
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