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Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile have disconnected
cell antennas at St. Mel School.
Parishioners of a Queens church and parents
of its parochial school pupils were jubilant
last week after two cellular phone companies
unplugged 23 antenna towers from the school's
roof.
The years-long tug of war between the
community and the companies finally ended
after Sprint Nextel removed its towers from
Flushing's St. Mel School, which had signed a
contract in 2000 to lease roof space.
The company had shared the space at 154-24
26th Ave. with T-Mobile.
T-Mobile also agreed to discontinue using its
antenna towers after Sprint Nextel made the
first move, said City Councilman Tony Avella
(D-Bayside).
"They went out the same day [Dec. 27] and
turned off the system," he said. "Within the
past week they've begun to remove the
equipment."
The church and school had attempted to annul
the contracts for nearly two years.
"It's a major victory for all of us, and the
parents are thrilled," Avella said.
A Sprint Nextel official said the company
agreed to move out on the school's request.
"We made the decision in the best interest of
serving our customers and the community,"
said spokesman Mark Elliott. "That was our
sole reasoning for removing the equipment."
T-Mobile did not return calls for comment,
but a spokesman, Wayne Leuck, e-mailed a
written statement saying only that "Parents
at St. Mel's School and throughout the area
deserve the peace of mind that comes with
high quality wireless coverage."
Church leaders began fighting the companies
in March 2006 after parents raised concerns
that children were being exposed to possibly
harmful radio waves.
In recent weeks, the Diocese of Brooklyn,
which includes Queens as well, turned up the
heat on the two companies to terminate the
contracts, which originally had been a way to
raise money for the church and school. "The
situation runs akin to the asbestos issue -
30 years ago nobody thought asbestos was
dangerous," Avella said. Public schools are
prohibited from erecting antennas by federal
law.
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