Community Raises Questions About CityWest Fibre and Wireless Services

infrastructure · August 2023 · Hornby and Denman Islands

Concerns have been raised regarding CityWest's plans for fibre and wireless internet services on Hornby and Denman Islands, including questions about fibre backhaul for a proposed Rogers cell tower, distances for free fibre installation, use of outdoor wireless transmitters, and health risks related to electromagnetic radiation from 4G/5G equipment.

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Sources

“12 QUESTIONS FOR CITYWEST... Does CityWest intend to supply fibre backhaul (video/data feeds) to the proposed Rogers cell tower on Hornby Island?... Will Electromagnetic Radiation Warnings be prominently posted...?” — The Islands Grapevine – August 24th, 2023 (August 24th, 2023)

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