How are various governments reacting to the present cell phone dangers?
A. Many countries have instituted a variety of studies to investigate these dangers and enact legislation to protect the population. In the U.S. there are now over 300 moratoriums in place in connection with permitting and construction wireless communication facilities, or cell towers. Other examples: United Kingdom, 1999 – where as many as 350,000 school children use cell phones, many are now getting lessons in the classroom on how to use their mobile phones safely. Some schools have actually denied students under the age of 16 from carrying cellular phones. Ontario-Toronto, 1999 – The board of health endorsed a policy recommendation presented by Dr. Sheela Basrur, the Medical Officer of Health to establish protocol for future cellular tower sightings that would include public consultation. Additionally, within city limits, an output equivalent to one hundredth of the current federal standard be imposed. Fairfax, Virginia, 1999 – Virginia Supreme Court ruled wireless phone companies m
