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UTC filed comments in opposition to LightSquared's Petition for Declaratory Ruling because it seeks to avoid mitigating interference that it may cause to GPS devices, notwithstanding conditions in its waiver which require LightSquared to address concerns about potential interference to GPS. February 27, 2012

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UTC filed comments in support of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s effort to address the environmental impact of towers on migratory birds and other resources.

The State of Michigan has filed a request for waiver from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to allow for construction and deployment of a 700 MHz public safety interoperable broadband network, and as part of the waiver, the State proposes to share the network with Consumers Energy and other utilities. This waiver is important and recognizes the public safety role of utilities.

Smart meters operate significantly below FCC exposure limits, and the RF exposure effects of smart meters are very small compared to exposure from other sources at home, according to two new white papers released by the EEI, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) and UTC. The group got together in December 2010 with the intent of creating information that would give non-utility readers an opportunity to learn more about and discuss utilities' efforts to investigate, evaluate and implement Smart Meter programs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristy Weinshel
202.833.6815
kristy.weinshel@utc.org

FCC Excludes Utilities & CII from ERIC Public Safety Advisory Council

Access this excerpt from our next UTC JOURNAL that debunks the slowly spreading myth that smart meters have potentially adverse health effects from the devices radio emissions.