Hi ,
Here's the registration link for the Federal Bills meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldeuhrDItHtHSz4DbrVwAxaJeP--XwsU9
After you register, you
will receive a list of telephone numbers where you can call in to the meeting.
Agenda:
4:00-4:03 Hello's and Introductions
4:04-4:25 Field Updates
4:25-4:45 Updates on setting up meetings w/ fed electeds
4:46-5:30 Updates on bill movements / new bills
5:31-6:00 Next steps
Latest
news:
Congress and the Senate go back in session on Sept 9, 2024, and the bills will be moving quickly. So we need to stem that movement until they amend the bills.
We are now scheduling meetings with federal Representatives and Senators for the weeks of September 16 and 23.
Please set up those meetings now with your Rep and 2 Senators. Ask for the telecom staffer
to discuss the federal telecom bills and bridging the digital divide.
Just contact your U.S. Representative and Senators. At the meeting, Charles Frohman, lobbyist for the National Health Federation, and Odette will discuss the bills. You just bring yourself, other constituents and local officials (if possible) to the meeting, and talk about your experiences on the local level - protests, city council meetings, health impact, articles, etc.
To
find your federal electeds, call 202-225-3121 Capitol switchboard or go to: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials?iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1
Here are Charles and Odette's availability EDT, subject to change as we fill up the schedule (we'll let you
know):
Combined Availability for Charles and Odette EDT – week of Sept 16
M 10am – 11:30am; 1:30pm – 4pm
Tu 1pm – 2pm; 3pm – 4pm
W 1:30pm – 4pm
Th 1pm – 4pm
Fri 10am - 11:30am; 2pm – 4pm
Combined Availability for Charles and Odette EDT – week of Sept 23
M 10am – 11:30am; 1:30pm – 4pm
Tu 1pm – 2pm; 3pm – 4pm
W 10am
– 11:30am; 1:30pm – 4pm
Th 1pm – 4pm
Fri 10am – 1pm
To stay up to date on bills and our submissions to committees in Congress, please see:
https://ehtrust.org/congress/
https://thenationalcall.org/advocacy-and-action/
Bills needing immediate attention:
- HR 8467 - Farm Bill - streamline wireless deployment and eliminate environmental review for a large swath of towers
- HR 8082
- nullify the small cell order. SUPPORT. Need NJ-Smith Zoom call
- HR 8230 - NEPA exemptions in national forests. OPPOSE. Need SD-Johnson Zoom call
- HR 6492 - Federal lands omnibus bill, incorporates S 2018 to carpet 5G towers in forests, a serious fire risk - AMEND in Senate
- HR 4510 - NTIA Reauthorization Act, incorporates HR 1123 to study cybersecurity but expressly excludes 5G which is most insecure - AMEND
- HR 1513 creates an FCC 6G task force to create plans for 6G deployments. AMEND to require the task force also to study health and environmental impacts.
Here is a 1-1/2 pager to explain the issues -
a Congressional briefing. https://thenationalcall.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Congressional-Briefing-5-19-24-FINAL.pdf
Attached are fact sheets on the federal bills, bills passed in the House, and our comments to the FCC's then proposed Net Neutrality rule. The final FCC Net
Neutrality order mentions our comments ("Wired Broadband, Inc. et al") 19 times. Although the FCC disagreed with us, we are now being acknowledged. See order at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-0.
It's important that we expand our efforts in reaching our electeds in Congress and the Senate. Pro-telecom bills
are already passing through Committees and the House, so we need to act quickly. Many of our US Representatives and Senators are in favor of these bills. We need to change that.