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Verizon plan to install 5G poles along popular Jersey Shore beach stirs uproar
Officials in Spring Lake will hear public comments on an application from Verizon to install six 5G small cell utility poles along Ocean Avenue as part of a push by the telecommunications giant to expand its 5G network in New Jersey that has many residents in uproar. Locals say construction of the 35-ft. towers would disrupt beach activities and threaten the environment, as well as be an unwanted eyesore on the beloved coastline.
Verizon argues that additional wireless capacity is needed along the beach and that the 5G towers, which are designed to look like streetlights, will ultimately be a benefit to the borough.
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