Uh Oh. Cell Tower Death Rise Due to Apple?

I am going to assume that you all know about the next version of the iPhone that is coming? If not, then as promised, I am not going to talk about it here, but pinpoint you to iPhone Matters where I also am a writer. In response to the new iPhones that are soon to be released for 3G, AT&T has also announced some changes that coincides with WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) which will be June 9th.

AT&T has been readying its cell towers in preparation for these new iPhones, but are they pushing their workers a little too hard? Doubtful, but it looks kind of shaky. Philip Elmer-Dewitt at Apple 2.0 notes a curious rise in cell-tower deaths over the past five weeks. Since April 12th, six cell-tower technicians have fallen to their deaths, and at least three of them were working on AT&T projects. During the four months before that, there were zero cell-tower fatalities.

Of course AT&T is saying, "Don't blame us!" Dewitt notes that AT&T says that the $20 billion upgrade of AT&T’s data network requires no more than a “software upgrade” at the base of each tower....Hmmm. Surely there are times when the towers need to be climbed to troubleshoot the new set-up, place testing equipment on the tower, or remove old equipment that is no longer needed.

Not to mention, the AT&T tower crew are probably having to deal with a lot of pressure as AT&T announced that they want 275 markets to be fitted for 3G by June 30. Personally, I doubt the rush to get the 275 towers ready for 3G have anything to do with the deaths of these workers, however others seem to think otherwise. "Check http://www.wirelessestimator.com to get an updated list of 3G fatalities. I am sure that the companies in question will state they require a 100% tie off but when push comes to shove get the job done."

It is a rather interesting coincidence, however, if in fact AT&T has anything to do with these deaths, they should look no further than Apple who influenced them to upgrade in such a frenzy in the first place.Although, no one should point fingers. Maybe AT&T just hired careless technicians? I encourage you to read the conspiracy theories. Makes you wonder....nah!