Fighting talk over phones

Tuesday 11th April 2006, 12:00AM BST.

THE Jersey Telecom mobile phone network should be shut down if phone masts are dangerous, say Cable and Wireless.

The telecommunications company are attempting to establish a mobile network in Jersey and have made more than 20 planning applications to put antennae in fields and on buildings across the Island.

The company say they are investing £15 million in the Island.

But the States are looking into the health impact of mobile phone bases after some Islanders voiced concerns about possible risks.

As a result, no decision can be made on the Cable & Wireless planning applications until May, and work on the network has fallen three weeks behind schedule.

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