Register for Friday's Call (Plus News & A Campaign)

Published: Tue, 05/17/22

Hi ,

We'd like to start this email with the registration link for the Friday May 20th National Call for Safe Technology at 1pm EST/10am PST:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qde-rrjIpHdd4C6WrOnXZNz_KZfxuz0dy

*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Plus, we have some great news and a campaign to share:

(NOTE: Text in quotations is directly from emails from the below organizations and all links are given to direct you to the original authors)

1) From the desk of Gary Bolton with the Fiber Broadband Association: On Friday, "the NTIA issued their Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for three Infrastructure Act broadband programs: the $42.5B for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD), $2.65B Digital Equity Act, and $1B Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure programs.

NTIA has determined that “Priority Broadband Projects” are those that use end-to-end fiber-optic architecture.

Only end-to-end fiber will “ensure that the network built by the project can easily scale speeds over time to ... meet the evolving connectivity needs of households and businesses” and “support the deployment of 5G, successor wireless technologies, and other advanced services.”
End-to-end fiber networks can be updated by replacing equipment attached to the ends of the fiber-optic facilities, allowing for quick and relatively inexpensive network scaling as compared to other technologies.
Moreover, new fiber deployments will facilitate the deployment and growth of 5G and other advanced wireless services, which rely extensively on fiber for essential backhaul."

The Fiber Broadband Association is updating their Broadband Infrastructure Playbook to reflect the best approach with our State Broadband Offices, and Mr. Bolton suggests meeting "...with your Governor, State Broadband Office, State Legislature, and State and Local policymakers to help ensure the acceleration of fiber broadband."

2) Moms Across America just launched a new campaign to alert our educators on the very serious harms of wireless radiation in schools and ways our schools can reduce our kid's exposure wireless.

First, you can read this article with suggestions (and supporting links) on how to approach your school, and get to know Allan Brennan, who "became Ireland's 7th Certified Wireless Professional and founded Wi-Fi Projects Ltd. In 2004 the company became Ireland's 1st Certified Wireless Network Provider. He was awarded 'Fellow of the Irish Computer Society' for his contribution and promotion of the Irish Wireless Industry. During his career in the wireless industry, he was aware or informed about known non-thermal exposure health risks and microwave hearing."

Now Mr. Brennan is speaking out about his experience and how we can best protect kids from hazardous levels of wireless at school.

Read the full article, watch a video of his experience, and take action today by CLICKING HERE.

To immediately send a letter to the heads of organizations that make decisions regarding our children's health and education to let them know about this issue CLICK HERE. (This link is also included in the above post)

"It's up to us to let our school principals, teachers' organizations, and mental health professionals know about this issue...Your actions could alter the trajectory of mental illness, depression, suicide, and reproductive issues in America."

We'll be back later this week with Friday's agenda!

Sincerely,

Jenny DeMarco

Virginians for Safe Technology

VirginiansforSafeTech@protonmail.com

www.VirginiansforSafeTech.org

Odette Wilkens

Wired Broadband, Inc.