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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(Trai) on Wednesday published an information
paper on growing public concern about
possible health hazards from Electro Magnetic
Field (EMF) exposures from mobile phones or
their base stations.
The sector regulator said in the study: "More
studies have to be undertaken, especially so
India-specific studies. And until those studies
are completed and results validated, we need
to be careful on how we approach EMF
radiation."
It summed up the information paper saying
most human beings are exposed to some form
of EMF radiation on a daily basis. "In the
context of the telecom industry, such radiation
emanates from towers and mobile phones. The
crux of the matter is that whenever regulations
and standards are to be set to limit any
possible harm that such radiation could have
on human beings, such regulations and
standards must have a scientific basis," it said.
( Also See: Trai Recommends Extension of
Licence Period for DTH Operators )
"In the absence of being founded on science,
the regulation/standard could be assailed as
arbitrary. Moreover, it could end up limiting
growth of industry merely based on a
presumption. Surely, that could be a way
forward for India."
There have been arguments that EMF radiation
has the potential to mutate DNA and cause
cancer.
Trai last week recommended the extension of
licence period of direct-to-home (DTH)
operators to 20 years, while proposing
bringing down fees to 8 percent of the
adjusted gross revenue.
In its recommendations on a new DTH licensing
regime, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (Trai) said vertically integrated
broadcasters must be subjected to a set of
additional regulations, allowing them to
control only one distribution platform
operators (DPOs). Trai Publishes Information Paper on Impact of EMF Radiation | NDTV Gadgets
(Trai) on Wednesday published an information
paper on growing public concern about
possible health hazards from Electro Magnetic
Field (EMF) exposures from mobile phones or
their base stations.
The sector regulator said in the study: "More
studies have to be undertaken, especially so
India-specific studies. And until those studies
are completed and results validated, we need
to be careful on how we approach EMF
radiation."
It summed up the information paper saying
most human beings are exposed to some form
of EMF radiation on a daily basis. "In the
context of the telecom industry, such radiation
emanates from towers and mobile phones. The
crux of the matter is that whenever regulations
and standards are to be set to limit any
possible harm that such radiation could have
on human beings, such regulations and
standards must have a scientific basis," it said.
( Also See: Trai Recommends Extension of
Licence Period for DTH Operators )
"In the absence of being founded on science,
the regulation/standard could be assailed as
arbitrary. Moreover, it could end up limiting
growth of industry merely based on a
presumption. Surely, that could be a way
forward for India."
There have been arguments that EMF radiation
has the potential to mutate DNA and cause
cancer.
Trai last week recommended the extension of
licence period of direct-to-home (DTH)
operators to 20 years, while proposing
bringing down fees to 8 percent of the
adjusted gross revenue.
In its recommendations on a new DTH licensing
regime, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (Trai) said vertically integrated
broadcasters must be subjected to a set of
additional regulations, allowing them to
control only one distribution platform
operators (DPOs). Trai Publishes Information Paper on Impact of EMF Radiation | NDTV Gadgets
