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Bay Area Residents Want More Wireless Towers by Alan Hearty

Written by Alan Hearty | June 9, 2014 at 8:42 PM

A 2014 Bay Area Council Poll found overwhelming support among residents for installation of new antennae, cell towers and fiber optic cables in their city.  According to over 1,000 residents surveyed, a whopping 74 percent say it’s time to upgrade and modernize communications systems to ensure faster mobile and Internet services. Such widespread support isn’t surprising — a majority of residents rely on their smartphones for everyday tasks and 42 percent have ditched their landlines.  These survey results have been released at a pivotal time, as local government officials are currently developing policies regarding communication network upgrades and competition in the mobile marketplace is rising with the entrance of new technology companies.

Read More (Poll Results): http://documents.bayareacouncil.org/bacpollresults3.pdf

Read More (CBS Article): http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/05/29/poll-bay-area-residents-strongly-support-upgraded-wireless-networks-updated-power-grid-smartphones-cellphones-communications-electricity-natural-gas-bay-area-council/