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Page 2 of 2 <br />Opponents also complain of privacy issues, and they say the wireless 'technology used in them —which is not unlike signals emitted by your celiphone <br />— can cause health problems. Federal regulators insist the signals are safe, and health researchers haven't found a consistent link between radio <br />frequencies and cancer, as opponents suggest. • <br />Still, Powell and Kester successfully lobbied their public utility to allow residents to opt out of the new meters if they wish — for a $7.78 monthly fee. <br />"We might have wanted more if it was Christmas," Kester said. "But we worked together to develop the policy that we have." <br />Eason also reports for The Clarion- Ledger in Jackson, Miss. <br />r ` FtI`D ROADS <br />httr): / /www.usatoday.com /story /news/ nation / 2013 /02/01 /smart- water - meters - fight - utilities /1884677/ 2/27/2013 <br />