5G wireless technology is not safe and should be stopped

To The Daily Sun,

In response to the Jan. 21 article in The Laconia Daily Sun by U.S. Cellular, 5G wireless technology is NOT safe! Wireless signals are harmful to human health, especially children and the elderly, and it is going to get even worse with the coming of 5G!

Published peer-reviewed scientific research shows wireless radiation harms public health, wildlife and the environment. Human health effects include breaks in DNA, changes in growth and development, increased cancer risk, heart defects and functional problems, changes to blood oxygen absorption, diabetes, learning and memory disorders, ringing in the ears, sleep problems, anxiety, headaches, and fatigue. In addition, 5G radiation is absorbed by our bodies because we are 70 percent water. It affects our sweat glands, increasing the vibration of water molecules and disrupting homeostasis.

Hundreds of international independent scientists are calling for biologically-based public exposure standards and reducing wireless radiation. America is still using radiation exposure limits established in the 1990s, which are based on thermal effects only. School systems around the world are removing wireless technology and replacing with hardwired systems.

5G uses pulsed millimeter waves which are extremely hazardous to all biological systems. 5G is microwave technology and was originally developed for our military in directed energy wave weapons. This technology is also used for crowd control on a smaller scale in what is called the Active Denial System. It causes acute burning pain, as if the body is on fire. Why on Earth would anyone want military technology on our streets, in our homes and on our bodies?

The FCC is not protecting public health, safety or the environment. The threat of public and environmental harm from wireless radiation is real and growing. Local control is needed to ensure community safety. Unfortunately, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has enacted laws that limit local and state governments from blocking the installation of 5G antennas and Smart Grid infrastructure, and this includes limiting the FCC’s liability associated with health risks and environmental damages from wireless radiation.

The massive marketing campaign has our nation addicted to our smart wireless devices. They are everywhere in our homes, cars, schools, hospitals, workplaces, streets, and now with the forced deployment of 5G we will have "Smart "Cities and "The Internet of Things", meaning every "thing" you buy, use and wear will be tracked. We literally can’t avoid being exposed to it!

The FCC is criticized by investigative journalist Norm Alster in a report published by Harvard University: "Captured Agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is dominated by the industries it presumably regulates." Alster calls on the FCC to acknowledge there may be wireless health risks, to back off wi-fi promotion, to acknowledge children and pregnant women may be especially vulnerable, and more. He writes, “Personally, I don’t believe that just because something can be done it should heedlessly be allowed. Murder, rape and Ponzi schemes are all doable but subject to prohibition and regulation. Government regulators have the responsibility to examine the consequences of new technologies and act to at least contain some of the worst. Beyond legislators and regulators, public outrage and the courts can also play a role but these can be muffled indefinitely by misinformation and bullying.”

Until our government officials at all levels are held personally accountable for enacting laws that knowingly harm human health and the environment, things will not change and technologies like 5G will be forced on us without a choice to "opt out." Not all Americans want 5G in their homes, neighborhoods, towns, and rural countrysides. Those of us who are educated and know the risks are actively fighting to stop it and a global movement is working to block 5G from being steamrolled into our communities.

The telecommunication industry’s unbounded profit motive should never outweigh local authority and jurisdiction!

Wireless is not an essential public service. Communications are safer using wired and corded connections. In the best interests of the public and environment, PLEASE avoid unnecessary wireless radiation exposure! Don’t buy "smart" stuff!

For comprehensive information, documented references and resources on 5G and "The Internet of Things," please check out this website: Whatis5G.info.

Carolyn Larocque

Gilford