Cell Towers, Cancer and other Health Risks

This post refers to an article carried yesterday by the Associated Press regarding a study in Denmark of a large number of cell phone users and the numbers who wound up getting cancer.

Airwave Management, a leading cellular industry consulting firm, frequently discusses the problem of the public's perception of the wireless telecommunications with property owners who contact us. The fears some people have are valid due to the the poor job the cellular carriers have historically done to properly educate the public.

Municipalities will need to get ready for advances in technology that will cause more -- not less -- cell sites to be built. Cell towers are NOT going away any time soon, and we estimate that over the next decade, nearly 100,000 new cell towers will need to be constructed in the United States in addition to the 170,000 that already exist to meet the capacity needs of the booming wireless communication industry. Understanding the safety concerns people have and the actual health risks of using cellular technology will continue to be an uphill battle for cellular carriers unless they change their current PR strategy.