New Verizon antennas generate unwelcome buzz in Santa Rosa CA [telecom]

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A city-sanctioned bid to improve wireless connectivity for internet and cellphone users in Santa Rosa has run into opposition from some residents and generated concern among city officials after the first round of "small-cell" antennas went up on utility poles in recent weeks.

The equipment - including large metal in-ground utility boxes about 5 feet tall - varies greatly in design from anything the city was previously shown by Verizon, the wireless provider installing the antennas, said Eric McHenry, director of Santa Rosa's Information Technology Department.