Why is Telecom Giving their Shareholders Solemn Warnings about 5G but not their Consumers?

When concerned citizens people protest wireless network antennas suddenly being installed on public streets right outside their bedroom windows, they are met with safety assurances from telecommunications company and government officials.

But if 5G is so safe, why are the telecommunication companies telling their shareholders a completely different story? Taking a look at what they are saying the answer becomes self-evident.

Verizon Wireless warns their shareholders:

“Our wireless business also faces personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits relating to alleged health effects of wireless phones or radio frequency transmitters. We may incur significant expenses in defending these lawsuits. In addition, we may be required to pay significant awards or settlements.”

Verizon Communications Inc. 2016 Annual Report, Form 10-K to the United States Securities Commission

Crown Castle, provider of communications infrastructure in the United States with over 40,000 cell towers and nearly 80,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells , tells its shareholders:

The potential connection between radio frequency emissions and certain negative health effects, including some forms of cancer, has been the subject of substantial study by the scientific community in recent years. We cannot guarantee that claims relating to radio frequency emissions will not arise in the future or that the results of such studies will not be adverse to us.

If a connection between radio frequency emissions and possible negative health effects were established, our operations, costs, or revenues may be materially and adversely affected. We currently do not maintain any significant insurance with respect to these matters.

Crown Castile, in their 2020 Form 10-K filing to the United States Securities Commission

Environmental Health Trust’s offer this extended collection of other shareholder warnings by world leaders in the Telecommunication industry: AT&T, Vodaphone, Britsh Telecom, Ericsson, Blackberry, China Mobile, American Tower Corporation, America Movil, Telefonica, Nokia, Microsoft, Telstra, T-Mobile, US Cellular, SoftBank Group (Sprint, Wireless City, Yahoo and 750 other subsidiaries), and more.

The list of companies warning their shareholders goes on to include many more regional providers, such as GCI Inc ( the largest Alaska based communication provider by revenue).

The Same Warnings are Echoed by the Smart Meter Industry

Like the Telecom Industry, the Smart Meter Industry (using wireless communication) is issuing warnings in the same tone to their shareholders:

We may face adverse publicity, consumer or political opposition, or liability associated with our products…We may be subject to claims that there are adverse health effects from the radio frequencies utilized in connection with our products. If these claims prevail, our customers could suspend implementation or purchase substitute products, which could cause a loss of sales

Itron, Smart Meter Manufacturer, 2019 Annual Report, Form 10-K United States Securities Commission

And the list goes on with other Smart Meter related companies, such as PSEG Smart Meter Deployment and Elster Solutions.

Theodora Scarato, the Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust (EHT), a scientific think tank creating a healthier environment though research, education and policy. EHT shares more FAQs on 5G here.

These are the types of facts and figures that concerned citizens and EMF action groups use effectively in bringing attention to the authentic concerns regarding the growing wireless radiation in our society and the attendant risks.

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