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City Council approves three small cell antennas in Woodlawn neighborhood By Christopher Roberson
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he City Council recently voted to allow Verizon Wireless to install three small cell antennas at 182 Springvale Ave., 47 Winthrop Rd. and 9 Jefferson Ave. Dr. Eric Swanson, a physics professor at the University of Pittsburgh, said the radiation emitted by each antenna is 30,000 times lower than the limit set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “It’s perfectly safe to put
up,” he said during the May 11 City Council meeting. Councillor-at-Large Peter Napolitano agreed that the antennas do not pose a health risk and that the Verizon representatives can be trusted on this project. “This is not something they built in their garage,” he said. Ward 3 School Committee Member Frank Parker said the antennas would also bolster the city’s bandwidth. He said
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