Groups advocating wireless safety say they plan to protest Thursday outside FCC ChairmanrnTom Wheeler’s scheduled speeches in California's Mountain View and Oakland. The groups, whichrninclude the California Brain Tumor Association and Stop Smart Meters!, are rallying to highlight perceivedrnhealth risks related to wireless technology, as well as what they believe is a conflict of interestrnbetween Wheeler’s past as an industry lobbyist and his current role at the FCC. The groups claimrnWheeler “has a long history of sabotaging and burying research unfavorable to the industry,” particularlyrnresearch that claims cellphone use causes brain tumors. The groups seek Wheeler’s resignationrnfrom the FCC, health warnings on wireless devices and a ban on wireless radiation in public schools.rnThe FCC declined to comment.
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