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1. Montgomery County Info

Montgomery County Latest News Alerts

Added March 30, 2021:You may now use our Action Network Oppose ZTA 19-07 Email Letter to send your own emails quickly to the entire MoCo Council.

Montgomery County Take Action--Things you can do (section last updated 8/6/21)

Take Action: MoCo Council voted to pass ZTA 19-07 despite HUGE resident opposition over many years. Join us to continue the fight to protect MoCo neighborhoods. Email Council Now!
Find current and/or proposed Cell Antenna/Tower locations:
- view the Cell Tower Locations & Applications Page
- Download the excel database
- Sort by "city" then scroll to find your city. You may find it helpful to sort by other columns such as installation location or site name.
- Applications are made for things like new installs, upgrades, swaps, etc.

2. Montgomery County Town Specific Info (Contact us to have your town added)

Takoma Park Info (section last updated 1/21/21)

To find current and/or proposed locations in Takoma Park:
- view the Cell Tower Locations & Applications Page
- Download the excel database
- Sort by "city" then scroll to the applications for Takoma Park.
Applications are made for things like new installs, upgrades, swaps, etc.
Takoma Park, MD Government's Cell Tower Ordinance Project Directory.
City Council sends letter to Montgomery County Council President Navarro expressing concerns regarding ZTA 19-07 (Telecommunications Towers – Limited Use) (PDF)
Takoma Park Cell Tower Application Blog Posts
WUSA9 Report: Verizon permit delayed over ‘alarming’ radio frequency predictions in Takoma Park

Takoma Park Residents Organize for Strong Protections Against Small Cells Being Placed in Close Proximity to Homes, Schools, Child Care Centers: Many of us attended the Teach-In November 30, 2018 organized by Community Vision For Takoma (CVT) on the health, safety, and equity issues around small cell towers and related new 5G technology, and very actively advocated for strong provisions in the City’s related new ordinance to protect the public interests as rigorously as possible. We worked to help make sure the regulations to implement the new ordinance are also as strong as possible.

3. Maryland Info

URGENT Maryland Alert: Wireless Telecom Facilities must stay under Municipal Control! OPPOSE bills that aim to strip away local authority and control!

HB-654 Update and Status of Related Bills to Keep an Eye On (Blog Post)
Other Blog Posts tagged: "Maryland General Assembly"
Write to your Maryland representatives about Recovering Money Owed to Marylanders from Verizon and Other Telecoms... (See Safe Technology)

Safe Technology

4. Federal Info

The FCC plans to amend an old Over-The-Air-Reception-Device (OTARD) rule to allow wireless companies to place 5G transmitters on private homes in your neighborhood, with no notice, no hearing, no opportunity for you to do anything about it. The FCC is supposed to work for the people, not the wireless companies. Please call Congressman Frank Pallone at (202) 225-4671 and ask him to hold hearings on the OTARD rule and stop the FCC! UPDATE: The FCC Has Updated the O.T.A.R.D. Rule.

It's time for the FCC to stop using taxpayer dollars to promote the interests of wireless companies and instead fulfill its mission to protect the health and safety of the American people.