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tions Act—that deregulated wireless services and separated wireless and wired systems. In addition, petition members of Congress to pass HR 530, which would repeal FCC orders that deny local authority over 5G telecom facilities.
If your state has not yet passed a streamline bill, act quickly to prevent one from passing. If your state has passed a streamline bill, seek to repeal it. At both the state and municipal levels, HR 530 could serve as a model for repealing lo- cal legislation that has streamlined deployment of telecom facilities. Congress will also need to allow municipalities to enact moratoria on 5G deployment if they choose. We need legislation that requires firm precautionary due diligence on 4G and 5G engineering and that protects lo- cal authority, public health and our environment.
Locally, get your municipality to join the National League of Cities’ efforts to oppose bills that further decrease local authority over telecom facilities. Join with rooftop workers and urge your municipality to insist that telecom pro- viders post warning signs about RF emissions.
At home, maintain (or restore) wired ser- vices as long as you can. If you stick with Wi- Fi, learn how to unplug and keep the Wi-Fi off at night for at least twelve hours (see “Get an on-off switch”). It would also be wise to wait at least four years to upgrade any new device or service. Finally, do not allow children access to electronic devices until they have mastered reading, writing and math on paper.
Katie Singer presented her concerns about the Internet’s footprint at the United Nations’ 2018 Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation. With SteinerBooks’ recent publication of Our Web of Inconvenient Truths: The Internet, Energy Use, Toxic Waste & Climate Change, Singer has launched the Campaign to Reduce Our Internet’s Footprint (www.ourweb.tech/ campaign). Her other books include An Elec- tronic Silent Spring (about electronic tech- nologies’ health and environmental impacts, available in Korean), Honoring Our Cycles: A Natural Family Planning Workbook and a novel, The Wholeness of a Broken Heart. A consultant with the EMR Policy Institute, she speaks inter- nationally. Visit electronicsilentspring.com and ourweb.tech.
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