2025-01-27 Rebecca Melendez Testimony

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General Plan. It looks like they are hoping no one will research it. https://www.rfwireless- world.com/Terminology/Advantages-and-Disadvantages-of- Smart-Grid.html 30.3 Collaborate with utility companies to incentivize the underground siting of electrical and telecommunications facilities within public rights-of-way 30.4 Continuously improve the use of broadband communications and digital technology to educate and provide public services with a focus on digital access. 30.5 Siting of new communications facilities shall comply with performance standards and site colocation as stated in the Code. The above sentences are confusing because it looks like the county doesn't want us to understand that to create "telecommunications facilities fully," they must put Cable underground; hence, they use the wording " underground siting." So, we don't fully understand the consequences of laying cable under our streets. They seem to want to confuse us, because "sitting" sounds better than causing serious traffic to dig up all the roads to lay down this kind of cable all over the Big Island, which will cost billions. Page 150 30.b Develop standards for the siting and construction of wireless telecommunication facilities• This Site explains what the General Plan doesn't explain about "siting and construction" https:Hprimex.com/fiber-optic- internet-going-undergroundt, "The widespread adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) and smart home technology has internet service providers (ISPs) and integrators on the hunt for the most effective methods of broadband delivery for many scenarios. "The cable will be closer to the surface and more vulnerable to damage. In this case, a more expensive cable that can withstand contact will be required. Cables buried in clay will also need to be of higher quality because the clay can hold stones and push them against the cable. In clay, the trench will also need to be much deeper.