According to her, the company wants to take advantage of these neighbors. She didn’t like this plan. The company really did a poor job in representing themselves in the meeting.
Now, Oakmore resident Alexis Schroeder is leading the neighborhood to oppose Verizon’s proposal.
Wireless carriers like Verizon spend billions in expanding their networks and prepare for the next 5G services. So, you won’t find Oakland to be the only city with this situation. Rather than having huge cellular towers, carriers are trying to have “small cell” antennas placed only about hundreds of feet apart. Obviously, small antennas are less powerful than cell towers. So, carriers will require more antennas to cover the area entirely.
Many people who are excited for better wireless connections are not opposing. Everyone is ditching landlines now and shifting to mobile networks for basic services and quick response. But, people like Schroeder doesn’t like the idea of antennas just outside their front doors. She and others around the country are opposing this process taking the help of local officials. But, federal government will go ahead with 5G plan no matter what residents believe.
Why Schroeder didn’t like the meeting?
According to Schroeder, what bothered her was the invitation from the name of the company “OnAir”. She never heard about it before. But, wireless companies regularly contract with other companies for their infrastructure. So, the notice had both OnAir and Verizon listed. She found something fishy with the name of “OnAir” listed in it.
Also, the notice mentioned the open house for the meeting. OnAir reps invited attendees to ask questions about the antennas. This made her more curious. One representative discussed about the benefits of 5G, which should arrive around the country by 2019. But, she believed that none of the information was straight forward.
She believes that it’s a wrong way to deal with any community. She was made to ask questions without any prior instructions. Ultimately, she was raged about this matter.
