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Tower Plan Ripped as Cell-Out

TOUGH CELL: Maspeth residents are furious over plans to place a 27-foot-plus cell phone antenna – disguised as a flagpole – atop a private home. See below for a link to a map of cell phone towers in the city.
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Joseph Wroblowski was thrilled when T-Mobile offered to pay him more than $1,000 a month in exchange for putting a 27-foot cell phone antenna - disguised as a flagpole - on the roof of his Maspeth home.

After being criticized by his neighbors and learning more details about the project, Wroblowski decided the star-spangled headache is not worth the money. However, T-Mobile is not going to let him off the hook.
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For a map of cell phone towers in New York City, click here.

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