HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0986.367 2018-2020 From: Kurt Cobb
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 5:38 AM COUNTY CLERK
To: Council Testimony COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
Subject: I support Resolution 678-20 RECEIVED
Time 5:'M am BY tie
Date JUL 1 9 2020
Dear Council Members,
I'm writing to support Resolution 678-20 designed to insure safety testing of 5G-related equipment before its
installation in Hawai'i.
My name is Kurt Cobb. I am program director for SafeGTM, a nonprofit educational program which seeks to unite
those who view 5G as dangerous by giving us a common way to refer to a sane and safe alternative that has greater
utility and safeguards our health, privacy and security. We call that alternative SafeG.
Our organization supports this moratorium for the following reasons:
1. Neither the industry nor regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Food and
Drug Administration, have tested new 5G frequencies for safety. Yet, scientists expert in how this type of radiation
interacts with biology warn that the new 5G technologies may be far more dangerous than previous generations of
wireless technology.
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https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/at-senate-commerce-hearing-Blumenthal-raises-concern s
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2. A long-term U.S. government study has clearly linked the kind of wireless radiation emitted by cellphones to
cancer. Cellphone signals by design are the same as the signals from the antennas with which they communicate.
Link:
https://microwavenews.com/news-center/ntp-final-rf-report
3. The vast number of new antennas required for 5G service will be closely spaced on utility poles right outside of
homes in residential neighborhoods. Those antennas will dramatically increase public exposure to wireless radiation
inside and outside of homes and other buildings. For more information about this issue, referred to as antenna
densification, read "5G: Under the Hood." Hint: It's mostly 4G antennas which are on all the time and now much
closer to you.
Link:
https://safeg.net/5g-under-the-hood/.
4. The radiation will be beamed directly into homes and businesses 24/7/365. You will never be able to turn it off.
5. You will be subjected to this radiation whether you purchase 5G service or not. The wireless industry is seeking to
put antennas that service 5G close to homes in every neighborhood regardless of whether residents want or use the
service.
Here is some information about SafeG, a safer alternative: Comm. N . Q�tP
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SafeG means safe, fast, reliable, secure internet and telecommunications services brought into our homes and
businesses by wired technology. It means technology that safeguards our health, privacy and security and that evolves
over time with the goal of reducing exposure to harmful wireless radiation.
l'he critical element that characterizes SafeG—wired connections to the home or business—is already available to a
large number people around the world from existing internet and telecommunications providers, especially in
advanced economies. If we focus on extending availability and improving speed and capacity, we can have a safe
system that keeps up with changes in technology and provides all the services we desire.
Now here is an essential feature of the SafeG idea: SafeG accepts the right of homeowners and businesses to decide
for themselves whether to have wired or wireless networks on their premises but without forcing that choice on
others.
Naturally, we favor wired networks inside the home and business because they eliminate wireless radiation and
protect our privacy and security better. Such wired connections are also more robust and reliable, offering consistent,
uninterrupted high-speed data transfer.
While wired connections to the premises are often available from private telecom ISPs, such wired networks lend
themselves well to community ownership. Community-owned wired networks typically serve the public with lower-
cost, higher-quality internet service. These systems pay for themselves and may even provide enough revenues to
subsidize low-income users.
The SafeG option, whether implemented by private industry or the municipality itself, provides superior bandwidth as
well as a safer environment for all of us.
The find out more about the SafeG option, you may visit our site at www.safeg.net. Thank you for your attention.
Respectfully,
Kurt Cobb, Program Director
www.safeg.net
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