Electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones – the UK position
Continuing the theme of electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones, here are a few numbers regarding the UK position.
Existing mobile phone masts in the UK: 35,000.
Masts required for the Tetra emergency services communication network: 3,350.
In the middle of housing, and just behind an Infants School...
Estimated UK mobile phone users: 50 million.
Proportion of population owning a mobile: more than 80 per cent.
Proportion of under-16s owning a mobile: 90 per cent.
Proportion of under-16s using a mobile for more than 45 minutes a day: 10 per cent.
- How close are you?
Check it out for yourself.
There is an excellent website which locates all the phone masts in the UK. It is a UK Government site, at
http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.gov.uk.
One word of warning though.
Be sitting down when you type in your postcode!
When I did mine, I found that my home was ringed by ten mobile phone and Tetra base stations, all within a mile or so. Several of them were located near, even next to, schools, and five of them were used by more than one mobile phone operator. One of the masts is shown to the right of the page.
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Completely I share your opinion. I think, what is it excellent idea.
I think i’ve seen this somewhere before…but it’s not bad at all