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6 thoughts on “Residents seek clout in 5G pole placements

  1. Who does the research for IBJ’s articles? I have complained about 5G installation for at least two years since they installed them on 86th Street. According to your article “Matt Pleasant, the Department of Metropolitan Development’s planning director, said most residents voicing concerns about new poles have said they are comfortable with 5G technology but are frustrated with the approval process or where poles are being installed”.

    Five or ten years ago, the states gave up their control of call/internet/ & telephone to the Federal Government. These providers can do what ever they want, and wherever they want. Try to call the state about your problem with where these poles are installed; and you will find that no state agency has any say about anything. Verizon installed 5G nodes along 86th and nothing was regulated. There is no way to complain to Verizon, if you don’t have a Verizon phone number, your call is unplugged. Their “crew” turned out to be a Verizon subsidiary out of North Carolina, the truck according to Indiana DOT records was only supposed to work in Tennessee. The “crew” was from Kentucky. Indiana had no say over this. They drove over and rutted 600 feet of my “right of way”. I pointed this out and the “crew” simply laughed at me. It wasn’t until I posted 20+ photos on their damage on Verizon’s FB’s page did I get a reaction and a check for $900 to fill in the ruts.

    Why these companies can not work together and put up one pole that is out of sight is beyond me. Google “the dangers of 5G” and you will learn that the FCC has not studied or approved this technology; nor are they required too. I think it’s dangerous, we are all lab rats. AT&T took down their never fail copper wires to change it out with FIOS. I had to throw away all of my old phones and install a new security system because the old ways are not compatible with the new stuff. They will not “handshake” with FIOS, so they just stop working. These companies all want to provide internet and cable along with phone service; we are stuck with the bills; and I doubt if it will be as reliable as the old copper wires.

    The other reason all these poles are sprouting everywhere is that IPL’s poles can only carry so much weight. If the weight (including snow & ice covered) are close to harming the pole, new wires can not be included on the pole. So, new pole arise.

    Anyone with any sense can see these 5G devices are sitting ducks. Worldwide, they are being vandalized or cut down. One bullet can disable the whole pole. Most have wires near the ground that can easily be cut. If you want to paralyze modern society, this may be the easiest way. This is a replay the government’s way to get people to switch to those lousy LED bulbs and making reliable television viewers to throw away their televisions and subscribe to cable.

    The IBJ needs to do it’s homework better than this piece of propaganda. 5G is no panacea. Steven Pettinga (subscriber).

    1. You are worried about 5g? Do you have tinfoil hats at home too? If your system wont handshake then at least make sure you and your family have night time surveillance for the black helicopters that might be overhead. While you are at it, make sure to look out for the green men practicing ‘military exercises.’

  2. Odd comment regard 5G pole location with respect to trees. What are the parameters locating for 5G poles. And, do property owner or the city have options to address the aesthetics of these poles with respect to current development and historic structures and areas.

  3. North Willow Farms is Indianapolis’s first, master planned community. One of the features baked in to the neighborhood’s creation was all underground utilities. So to have Verizon show up unannounced to install above the ground poles was not a shock.

    Like was mentioned as a neighborhood we are not opposed to 5G. We wish more transparency and inclusiveness went into tower placement. I would happily allow one in my back yard. My front yard not so much. They could have accomplished the same level of coverage without the sneak attack.

  4. Is there a reason why these companies can’t share poles for these utilities? Why can these not be put on existing power poles??? Yes, I realize IPL would need to authorize use, but can we not work together to eliminate some of the eye pollution? We all want progress, but not unplanned/poorly planned infrastructure crammed down our throats!

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