Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) are given  off  by electrical  devices.

North of the house is a phone calling center (Electro-magnetics) but there are 5 houses between that building and this house)The mortgage on my offer puts it at just about the highest I can pay.

It's called electromagnetic wave interference.

It will be OK ... you can ask them to deliver a couple of tin-foil hats along with the meter.Most of these meters communicate over hydro lines themselves, there are a few which have wireless communications capabilities (usually with less electromagnetic output than your home WiFi access point). 

I like copper too but it is not ideal for all situations, depending on soil type, water acidity, galvanic action of connected materials, electromagnetic fields, etc.

Never got into the electromagnetic ones,  or the earlier ones lol

Unless they're practicing EMCON (emission control in military speak), you'd think we would have detected THEM first, but so far SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) and other scans across the electro-magnetic spectrum have produced bupkis.

As for power poles, if they're large hydroelectric lines, I'd definitely be concerned because of the electro magnetic field.

I could go into an entire explanation of the physics involved, but bottom line is that you are getting more electromagnetic radiation from your phone, than you actually are from the tower servicing it. 

Knowledge is powerful The one thing not mentioned is the electromagnetic field created by k&t.I.e. when power and neutral are separated it essentially make a coil.Alan Fortin Ca Lic C-10 650521 since 1992Ellishttps://www.nachi.org/knob-and-tube.htm