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The first Australian telecommunications code of practices has been finalised. Commenced in December 1999, released for public comment in August 2000, revised and re-exhibited for public comment in August 2000, the Australian Communications Industry Forum’s (ACIF’s) Code for the Deployment of Radiocommunications Infrastructure has at last been finalised. In March this year, after 30 months of intense debate, the Committee endorsed the final version of the Code.
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Representatives fromlcoal government areas throughout Sydney gathered to consider the implications of new state and federal rgulations and new telecommunicatins technologies. A federal Code of Practice and a new federal standard for radiofrequency exposure are about to be released and a state environmental planning policy (SEPP) has been in the process of development by the NSW Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (DUAP) for eighteen months.
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On December 4, Democrat Senator Lyn Allison called for the Federal Government to implement precautions to protect public health from the radiation emitted by mobile phones and mobile phone antennae. After drawing attention to a number of precautionary recommendations by the UK’s Stewart Report, she urged the Government to “follow the lead of the UK Government in:
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EMRAA looks at some of the problems with Australia's draft RF standard. A year in preparation, the new draft Standard for radiation protection is now available for public review. The Standard, which covers the frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz—including the range used by mobile phones and base stations—
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The results of the inquiry have now been released. After 14 months, 149 submissions and six public hearings in three states, the Senate Inquiry into EMR concluded with the release of the Committee’s reports on 4 May. Three reports were tabled, one by the Chair, Democrat Senator Lyn Allison, and two dissenting reports by the Labor and Liberal parties respectively.
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In early June 2001, after a period of brief but intense pain, one of the newer entrants to the telecommunications market passed into commercial oblivion. In its short but spectacular lifetime, One.Tel attracted enormous public and media attention and generated unprecedented community focus on the telecommunications industry. One of the special qualities that One.Tel brought to the industry was its unique way of liaising with the community regarding the installation of mobile phone
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At a conference in Italy at the end of last year, Roman Catholic Bishops resolved to ban mobile phone antennas from all churches in the country. “Even if the scientific facts are not evident yet it was thought best to avoid the possible risks of magnetic radiation”, said a spokesman for the Bishops. In the UK, the Church of England is considering a similar ban.
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In the wake of the Stewart Report, the British Government has introduced changes to the planning regulations for the siting of new telecommunications masts. The new regime will: require carriers to engage in public consultation for all proposed new masts (including those under 15 metres); increase the amount of time given to local councils to process applications for masts; increase fees to councils to assist with public consultation expenses;
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The Senate Committee received submissions and heard oral presenations in three capitals. Here are the highlights. Dr Peter French. Dr Peter French and Dr David McKenzie advanced a new and compelling model which links mobile phone radiation to the development of cancer. “The support for this link is based firmly on the peer reviewed and published work of other scientists internationally, and supported by observations in our own laboratory.” The first of a sequence of events occurs when th...
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At a meeting in Salsburg in June attendees endorsed a resolution calling for measures to protect community health from phone tower radiation. Salzburg Resolution on Mobile Telecommunication Base Stations International Conference on Cell Tower Siting Linking Science & Public Health, Salzburg, June 7-8, 2000 1. It is recommended that development rights for the erection and for operation of a base station should be subject to a permission procedure. The protocol should include .
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The proliferation of mobile phone antennas and the actions of some carriers have generated a backlash. Communities, councils and state politicians are calling for changes to legislation. Dame Nellie Melba impacted a generation. Though less than five metres in height, she sang like a nightingale, to the veneration of audiences worldwide. According to eyewitnesses, Adolf Hitler was also less than five metres in height.
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An independent panel of twelve, Chaired by Sir William Stewart, has just released its findings about the risks of electromagnetic radiation after months of taking public submissions and examining relevant research. According to the report, “if science has greater power to do good, it also has greater power to do harm. They therefore advocate a precautionary approach to new technology where there are uncertainties about the associated risks.”
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