{"id":2458502,"date":"2020-05-15T22:32:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T04:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/5g-proponent-consider-the-source\/"},"modified":"2020-05-16T07:17:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T13:17:36","slug":"5g-proponent-consider-the-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/5g-proponent-consider-the-source\/","title":{"rendered":"5G proponent \u2014 consider the source"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"47.18431372549\">\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A recent letter by Nick Ludlum responded to a letter questioning 5G.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">His letter struck me as the type of rhetoric I have heard from the telecommunication industry before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After doing a bit of research, I found that \u201cl and behold\u201dhis letter is directly from the industry. Mr. Ludlum is very involved with CTIA. CTIA stands for Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He oversees CTIA\u2019s communications, public affairs and event teams. He also leads communications strategy for this trade association\u2019s efforts for the deployment of 5G as well as other wireless projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In other words, his job is to disseminate misinformation and untruths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For example, the usual rhetoric refers to the FCC, which is a captured agency of the telecom industry. It does whatever the industry dictates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">How else could laws be passed that take away a local community\u2019s rights to question the health and safety of a technology? This industry is more interested in their profits than our health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As stated, before in a U.S. Senate hearing, under oath, the CEOs of the telecom industries stated that there have been zero independent safety studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Our local city councils have their hands tied due to federal laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Progress is being made for David to beat Goliath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Be prepared for more untruths to be disseminated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There are local and state groups working to delay 5G until safety studies prove that it will not cause harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Get involved by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co4safetech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.co4safetech.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Name\">Dr. Tom Lankering<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Title\">Basalt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.303082191781\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 at-4 pl-4\" readability=\"19.164371772806\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers around Aspen and Snowmass Village make the Aspen Times\u2019 work possible. 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His letter struck me as the type of rhetoric I have heard from the telecommunication industry before. After doing a bit of research, I found that \u201cl and behold\u201dhis letter is directly from the industry. Mr. Ludlum is very involved with CTIA. 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