Residents of Malibu, California, are engaged in a multi-year legal appeal to stop T-Mobile and Crown Castle from installing 5G “small cell” transmitters within feet of homes.
They allege the city’s appeal process is “rigged” and that officials struck a “secret deal” with telecom companies, bypassing required safety reviews.
Concerns center on potential health risks from increased radiofrequency radiation and fire hazards, citing a 2018 telecom-sparked wildfire that caused $6 billion in damage.
The case highlights a national tension between rapid 5G infrastructure rollout and local community control over placement near residential zones.
A recent international scientific report claims current U.S. safety limits for wireless radiation are hundreds of times too high to protect against cancer risk.
A legal battle over neighborhood poles
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