Montgomery County keeps changing their tune on how far a 5G small cell travel. This is important because the county is stating they must place these antennas in front of our homes because the signs only travels a short distance. This issue is critical to decisions about how close an antenna can be to our homes. Thy are pressuring
A look at Montgomery County's own statements finds the county is changing the amount of feet a small cell can travel! ARE THEY CHANGING NUMBERS TO FORCE THESE INSTALLATIONS NEAR OUR HOMES?
Factcheck: Do small cells only travel 250 feet?
2018: Montgomery County stated in 2018 these small cells traveled only 250- to 500 feet. 2016: Montgomery County stated in 2016 the number was 650 to 1,150 feet.
Question: Are the citizens of Montgomery County being lied to?
Question: Are the citizens of Montgomery County being lied to?
Truth be told: Small cells have a much further range than 250 feet.
Watch the linked videos here to watch industry interviews where they state the range is MUCH further than 250 feet. In fact, the word "small cell" is created by industry and is not a technical term at all. It can mean all sorts of microwave antenna installations. It was created to remove the stigma of the word "cell tower."
Watch this videos:
Watch this videos:
Watch Verizon technician gives demonstration of modern 5G tech.
Samsung shows off backpack-sized 5G antenna to be used by Verizon. No refrigerator size box needed.
Samsung shows off backpack-sized 5G antenna to be used by Verizon. No refrigerator size box needed.
2018: Montgomery County stated in 2018 these small cells traveled only 250- to 500 feet.
"Small cells used for mobile coverage serve about a 250 to 500 feet radius, but small cells used for fixed wireless might serve a distance of one‐half mile."
FACT: NO DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO DOCUMENT THESE ASSUMPTIONS.
2016: Montgomery County stated in 2016 the number was 650 to 1,150 feet.
This 2018 number of 500 feet is approximately 1/2 the mobile small cell coverage distance cited by Montgomery county lawyer Jeff Zyontz in 2016. Specifically, Mr. Zyontz stated in the PHED Committee briefing packet dated Sept 12, 2016 for ZTA 16-05 on page 11 :
"The coverage area of these antennas is between 650 and 1,150 feet."9
The number 9 represents the footnote whichshows that Mr. Zyontz's data actually came from City of Gaithersburg and Crown Castle!
"9 The City of Gaithersburg's frequently asked questions included a statement that the range for Crown Castle installations will be between 200 and 350 meters."
To our knowledge Mr. Zyontz's reference to information sourced from City of Gaithersburg is the only citation where County actually sought to validate "coverage distance" of small cells .
As a footnote, ZTAs' 18-02 and 18-11 were both re-treads of ZTA 16-05 which was quietly dumped by Nancy Floreen after the October 26, 2016 Small Cell "Community Forum" at Ridgeview Middle School. Ms. Floreen was Council President at the time, and introduced 16-05 on behalf of County Executive Ike Leggett.
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"WE HAVE BUSTED THE MYTH THAT IT HAS TO BE LINE OF SIGHT. IT DOES NOT. WE BUSTED THE MYTH THAT FOLIAGE WILL SHUT IT DOWN. I MEAN THAT WAS BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN A PINE NEEDLE WOULD STOP IT. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. AND THESE THINGS -- IN THE 200 FEET FROM A HOME, WE'RE NOW DESIGNING THE NETWORK FOR OVER 2,000 FEET FROM TRANSMITTER TO RECEIVER, WHICH HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR CAPITAL NEED GOING FORWARD. SO THOSE MYTHS HAVE DISAPPEARED. WE'RE CHARGING AHEAD,"
says Verizon Chairman & CEO Lowell McAdam
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