Re: Wireless phone question

["Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net>]

I think the anti-tower sentiment is often localized to the area in the
community where the tower is to be built.  Mobilizing people from other
parts of town who want better cellular service could be effective.  Those
people might not want a tower in their back yard, but would be happy to see
it built across town.  Other controversial businesses, like Walmart, do a
lot to mobilize their supporters and possible customers in a community.
Organized, paid efforts to mobilize "grassroots" support is a big business.
I remain surprised that the cellular phone industry has not been more active
in using these tactics.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Garrett Wollman" <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
To: "Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: Wireless phone question


> <<On Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:45:43 -0400, "Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net> said:
>
> > In most communities there are as many people upset about getting
> > poor service as there are people concerned about more towers
>
> These sets are by no means disjoint...
>
> > but the cell users have not been organized to support tower
> > construction.
>
> ...and so this will not happen.
>
> -GAWollman
>
>