Children's Health Defense Cell tower developers often mislead residents and local officials by claiming new or taller towers are needed to fix coverage gaps — even when the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) official map shows the area already has good coverage, said attorney Robert Berg.
“The bottom line is the companies are lying,” Berg said. “They’re trying to bamboozle the local government into claiming a need that doesn’t really exist.”
Berg represents residents who are fighting proposals for cell towers or wireless antenna placements near homes or schools.
Speculative developers know they can make a big profit by building a cell tower and leasing it out to carriers like AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile, Berg told The Defender.
However, wireless companies must prove a new tower is needed to fill a coverage gap in order to win local support and secure a land-use permit or variance to bypass zoning laws that restrict tall towers…
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