Biography

Gregory Simon holds a J.D. and is co-founder and principal at GenTech LLC—a fast-emerging wireless site acquisition and consulting firm based in Orange County, CA, founded in 2019. Before starting GenTech, Greg consulted cities to prepare for small cell densification and 5G technology. His primary responsibilities were to work with City staff and carrier contacts to develop small cell deployment requirements, application processing, and permitting standards for cities and municipalities across the United States. He proudly co-authored and edited wireless ordinances, modernizing cities’ rules to create predictable design standards and administrative review processes for small cell deployments. In this capacity, I interfaced on behalf of cities directly with small cell deployment vendors.

Description

A growing number of jurisdictions across the United States require EME Compliance Reports that evaluate levels of human exposure to RF emissions from fixed transmitting antennas. EME reports use maximum human exposure limits prescribed by the FCC to ensure the safety of the general public and anyone working near wireless antennas. In 1996, the FCC adopted a set of updated regulations for evaluating the effects of human exposure to RF emissions from wireless antennas, and the FCC still reviews and updates these regulations from time to time. With the proliferation of small cells over the past five years, many cities and wireless deployment vendors struggle to find the right balance of volume, value, and content for these reports. My presentation will summarize the history of the FCC rules governing human exposure to RF emissions. Then I will make recommendations about how these reports should evolve and what cities and deployment vendors should focus on to ensure compliance standards are met.