Plum Borough Mayor Harry Schlegel said a Verizon representative asked him to agree to either wear a mask around his home or stay 1.8 meters away during an appointment. Check out the full report in the video player above. He said when he refused they canceled his appointment. “I probably won’t be more than 10 feet from him, but I only have objections,” Schlegel said. “I’m pushing back. I reject the mandate.” Schlegel said he understands if a company mandates masks or the council decides to require them in the district building, but he will not allow anyone to set guidelines in his apartment. “I’m losing the right to what I can do in my own home,” Schlegel said, disagreeing. Schlegel said he had made an appointment to have a cable installed in his house for faster internet speeds, and he said he was adding more channels to his package. He said he was paying for the service, which has now been canceled because it will fail to comply with COVID-19 guidelines in his home. “Go on, it’s my money. Okay, I’ll stay where I am. I don’t have super-fast internet, I’m losing a few channels that I don’t care about anyway. I wanted to pay $ 5 more a month,” Schlegel said. “I am not ready to give up my rights. I was a marine in Vietnam. I’m not ready to give up my rights. ”Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to Verizon for comment and a copy of their policy. Verizon did not respond.
PLUM, PA. –
Plum Borough Mayor Harry Schlegel said a Verizon representative asked him to agree to either wear a mask around his home or stay 1.8 meters away during an appointment.
Check out the full report in the video player above.
He said when he refused they canceled his appointment.
“I probably won’t be more than 10 feet from him, but I only have objections,” Schlegel said. “I’m pushing back. I reject the mandate.”
Schlegel said he understands if a company mandates masks or the council decides to require them in the county building, but he won’t allow anyone to set guidelines in his home.
“I’m losing the right to what I can do in my own home,” said Schlegel.
Schlegel shared the text messages with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, which showed that the Verizon representative requested the mask and separation and then canceled the installation if Schlegel did not agree.
Schlegel said he had made an appointment to have a cable installed in his house for faster internet speeds, and he said he was adding more channels to his package.
He said he was paying for the service, which has now been canceled because it will fail to comply with COVID-19 guidelines in his home.
“Go on, it’s my money. Okay, I’ll stay where I am. I don’t have super-fast internet, I’m losing a few channels that I don’t care about anyway. I wanted to pay $ 5 more a month,” Schlegel said. “I am not ready to give up my rights. I was a marine in Vietnam. I am not ready to give up my rights.”
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to Verizon for comment and a copy of their policy. Verizon did not respond.
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