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Compliance! … Up on the Roof... Sure, the landlord struck gold in 1995 when a PCS carrier offered him $1,000 per month to put a few antennas up on the roof. It's called "found money." So why not let a few more carriers up there ... works for them, works for me and even the city likes it because you can't see the antennas hardly at all. However, doesn't it seem like there are a lot more of these antennas lately … it's a jungle up there. Few people aside from the carriers know that these antennas must meet the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation (RFR Guidelines) by September 1, 2000. And the more antennas, the greater the cumulative impact. Do most roof-mounts meet the RFR Guidelines? Probably not. Will they meet the RFR Guidelines by September 1, 2000? Probably not. So, will the FCC enforce its own guidelines? Well, probably not. So, why should local government care? Haven't cities and counties got enough to worry about? Here's why: those rooftops are "hot." Sooner or later, some roofer or HVAC repair person is going to touch an antenna and be injured. Then the carrier and the building owner will hire lawyers. One of those lawyers may go down to the Building Department to look at the files. Will the files at the Building Department actually show what is built on the roof? Probably not. Now think of an attorney asking you "So your city knew enough to think there may be a problem, but didn't bother to find out enough to prevent a problem?" Kreines & Kreines, Inc. believes that local government should monitor radio frequency radiation compliance. The Telecommunications Act does not preclude local government from monitoring FCC compliance. Who is going to pay for people to go up on the roof for monitoring? Read "You May Be Losing Valuable Revenue" for a clue. |
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