Montgomery County Council of Maryland: 5G - The liability and insurance questions

November 19, 2019

TO:  The Montgomery County Council of Maryland

From:  Ronald M. Powell, Ph.D.

Subject:  5G - The liability and insurance questions

Given the following factors:

(1)  Montgomery County continues to contemplate the installation of 5G cell towers in front of individual homes and businesses throughout the County.

(2)  Extensive scientific evidence suggests that the radiofrequency radiation from 5G cell towers will prove harmful to health and likely fatal to many.

(3)  Montgomery County has about 1 million residents, which is a very large population to place at risk.

(4)  Major insurance underwriters, like Lloyds of London, will not underwrite insurance policies for protection against health claims from wireless technologies, presumably because the risks are so high.

Reference:  http://themillenniumreport.com/2019/04/why-is-lloyds-of-london-excluding-coverage-for-5g/

These liability and insurance questions come to mind:

(1)  Is the County requiring the providers of 5G cellular services to assume legal responsibility, in written contracts, for the liability claims that will inevitably result from the installation of 5G in the County?

(2)  If so, is the County requiring the providers of 5G cellular services to show evidence of insurance to cover the costs of such liability claims?

(3)  Or, does the County plan to assume legal liability for such claims itself?

(4)  If the latter, has the County arranged for insurance to cover the costs of the liability claims?

(5)  Also, if the latter, has the County made any estimates of the costs of such claims?  If so, are those estimates available for public inspection?

(6)  If the claims of liability should spill over to the members of the Montgomery County Council, as the body that has approved the installation of 5G in the County, have the members arranged for insurance to cover the costs of such claims?

Who am I?

I am a retired U.S. Government career scientist (Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University, 1975).  During my Government career, I worked for the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  For those organizations, respectively, I addressed Federal research and development program evaluation, energy policy research, and measurement development in support of the electronics and electrical-equipment industries and the biomedical research community.  I currently interact with other scientists, with physicians, and with other informed individuals around the world on the impact of electromagnetic fields on human health.

Thank you for your attention.

Regards,
 
Ronald M. Powell, Ph.D.
United States of America