By LARRY LANNAN
An example of a 5G tower in Fishers. (Photo provided)
You may recall that Verizon informed neighborhoods and Fishers city government officials last December that 5G tower construction would be “paused” for a few months. It appears that pause will end in the summer months ahead.
Fishers City Spokesperson Stephanie Perry says Verizon has “notified us that they plan to move forward again with permits this summer.” Some residential parts of the city may see stakes in the ground, but that is “preliminary work that Verizon is doing but does not indicate any finalized locations. These are underground utility installations.”
Perry also says AT&T is installing underground fiber networks this summer. Similar to Metronet, this will be below ground and not above ground towers. Residents in both the Verizon and AT&T areas should anticipate receiving information about their specific neighborhoods either via the City to their HOAs or through the utility.
Is the city going to allow comment on this? We do not want this on our street and I understand the government sold us out for Verizon kickbacks but these must be stopped.
The same city government that approved the giant ‘Bat Nets’ at the gateway to the community.
Nothing says ‘welcome to our smart, modern city’ quite like those do … so proud.