Will the use of mobile phones and siting of masts be a health concern in the long term?
Radio frequencies have been around for many years and if there was no evidence of ill effects over 120 years then it seemed reasonable to presuppose there would be no effect in the next 20 years. The Mobile Phone Industry supported further research and would comply with existing regulations to ensure it is operated safely. If humans have different susceptibilities, then should we have a moratorium on expansion until research has been done? Operators asked where a moratorium would stop, for example would aerials on rooftops be included? They felt it was better to involve residents properly and use local democracy to resolve issues. Are the various mobile phone companies communicating to achieve joint sites to locate these masts away from schools and housing? What about the long term expansion? The operators replied that ideas for expansion were being developed all the time although not necessarily all would come to fruition. There was a lot of research but the systems were not developed
