South Africa: Cellphone Signal Concerns Raised Again
24 July 2008
Posted to the web 24 July 2008
Lesley Stones
Johannesburg AllAfrica.com
FRESH concern is being raised about the potential dangers of cellphone usage – especially as SA begins to roll out higher-power broadband technologies.
The radiation generated by cellphones and base stations has been under scrutiny for years. But for every report proclaiming a health risk, another proves inconclusive or dismisses previous research as scare-mongering.
Now the local branch of the Electromagnetic Action Group (Emag SA) has collated studies from around the world and is calling on network operators and Icasa, the industry regulator, to recognise and minimise the risks. Read the rest of this entry »
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