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Thomas Farely

Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.

Ken Schmidt

Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.

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October 02, 2002

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 12:46 AM

It's been determined once again that cellular telephones do not cause cancer. Here's a snippet from the A.P. report covering the latest trial. Download the court's decision to read it yourself. (internal link -- .pdf file) And read some common sense on this subject by clicking here (internal link).

Ruling Threatens Cell Phone Suits

GRETCHEN PARKER Associated Press Writer (All rights reserved)

"BALTIMORE (AP) - The ruling by a federal judge that tossed out an $800 million lawsuit against Motorola could hinder other suits filed by cell-phone users who claim their phones gave them brain cancer, attorneys said.

"Clearly from the outset, it's not going to bode well for those cases," said attorney John Angelos, who filed the lawsuit against Motorola on behalf of Christopher Newman.

U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled Monday that none of the evidence submitted by Newman was substantial enough to warrant a trial. Blake considered the evidence and experts' testimony presented during a five-day hearing in February.

The telecommunications world watched the case closely. If it went to trial, it would have opened the door to other suits against the $45 billion industry. Other similar claims against mobile-phone carriers also have failed. . . "

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