Miami’s Streets Are Awash With 5G Debris Ahead of the Super Bowl

Editor — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:37:04 +0000

By Nathan Crooks January 30, 2020, 2:00 PM GMT+2

Companies rush to build poles despite few 5G phones on market.

‘There was no method to the madness,’ one local official says.

Wireless carriers are facing a backlash for their rush to install 5G towers in South Florida ahead of the Super Bowl. Locals say the new towers, many still unfinished, spring unpredictably from torn-up sidewalks, creating obstacles for bicycles and wheelchairs. They jut out in front of expensive condos and, in at least one case, beside street art.

The blight extends to the pavement, as well as above it: In their haste, installers have been accused of leaving downtown Miami streets marked with red, orange and white spray-painted patterns that workers use to trace underground utility lines.

“It’s very ugly,” said Amal Kabbani, 50, a local resident and the president of the Downtown Neighbors Alliance, whose full-time job is in marketing. “There is no regard for where they are being placed.”

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There is recourse for Cape residents when fibre installation causes damage

Editor — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:08:45 +0000

Source: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/opinion/there-is-recourse-for-cape-residents-when-fibre-installation-causes-damage-37885341?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

25 NOVEMBER 2019, 3:38PM / FELICITY PURCHASE

“We have asked contractors who are installing fibre on behalf of the various fibre-optic service providers to maintain their service integrity.” Picture: Ian Landsberg/ African News Agency (ANA)

Excerpt only, for the full article, please see: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/opinion/there-is-recourse-for-cape-residents-when-fibre-installation-causes-damage-37885341?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

There is recourse when fibre installation causes damage

The letter, “Installation of fibre infrastructure causing damage and destruction”, refers.

We have asked contractors who are installing fibre on behalf of the various fibre-optic service providers to maintain their service integrity by respecting residents’ property, the City’s roads and pavements.

Once they have installed the fibre-optic cables, they must restore the roads and pavements as per the City’s requirements.

It’s unacceptable that some infrastructure or roads are poorly reinstated or even damaged because of negligence.

A non-conformance notice is a mark against a company’s profile.

If a similar incident occurs, the fibre-optic service provider would either need to suspend or prevent the contractor from performing certain construction work in future.

Where a service provider ultimately fails to comply with the City standards, we retract all permits until the relevant standards have been met.

The City of Cape Town requires all fibre-optic service providers to employ the services of registered civil engineering practitioners (consultants) to oversee the design, implementation and final inspection of the works within the City’s road reserves.

It’s the responsibility of the consultant to ensure that contractors who are installing the services on behalf of the service provider adhere to the City’s standards, which include specific SANS prescriptions and general engineering practice.

On completion of the works, the consultant must submit the final test results to certify compliance, and call the City for a final inspection.

City staff will inspect complaints and, where required, instruct the service provider to remedy the situation at their own cost.

I must point out that where repeated non-conformances are brought to our attention, this may lead to the cancellation of wayleaves, and the service providers are aware of this.

Residents may submit their complaints to the City’s Customer Call Centre at 0860103089

* Alderman Felicity Purchase, the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport.

** The views expressed here are not necessarily those of Independent Media.

Cape Argus

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Miami’s Streets Are Awash With 5G Debris Ahead of the Super Bowl

Companies rush to build poles despite few 5G phones on market.

‘There was no method to the madness,’ one local official says.

There is recourse for Cape residents when fibre installation causes damage