Mast emissions too low to pose a health threat, say operators

Tuesday 23rd January 2007, 12:00AM GMT.

JERSEY’s two largest mobile phone operators claim that emissions from masts are too low to pose a threat to health.

Appearing before a scrutiny sub-panel yesterday, representatives from Cable & Wireless and Jersey Telecom both argued that any attempt to lower emissions or introduce ‘exclusion zones’ could make it difficult to run a mobile phone network in the Island. Both JT and C&W stressed that they abide fully by the ICNIRP guidelines – an international standard of acceptable radiation – arguing that Jersey’s level of emissions is far lower than in many other countries worldwide.

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