Cell Tower Deaths
Clip: Season 2012 Episode 11 | 30m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
An investigation into the hidden cost of the smartphone revolution.
To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for cell phone service, tower climbers install and service cell antennas, a job that requires them to ascend hundreds of feet. Across the country, some of these workers have fallen to their deaths from cell phone towers. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate this hidden and deadly cost of the smartphone revolution.
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Cell Tower Deaths
Clip: Season 2012 Episode 11 | 30m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for cell phone service, tower climbers install and service cell antennas, a job that requires them to ascend hundreds of feet. Across the country, some of these workers have fallen to their deaths from cell phone towers. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate this hidden and deadly cost of the smartphone revolution.
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