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The DoT has also directed all operators to carry out a comprehensive exercise to identify tower sites that are non-compliant with the latest radiation norms
Piyali Mandal

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday said it had asked seven telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Vodafone, to stop using a certain tower site in Mumbai after it was found these companies were emitting radiation beyond permissible levels.

Jaipur: Telecom operators shut down cell towers situated on school premises in the entire state from 9pm on Monday in compliance with the Rajasthan high court order of August 22.

“The shutting down of 199 towers would affect 35 lakh customers across the state. Among the towers which have been shut down, almost 100 are in state capital itself. In the state there are 40 cities which have single towers and will face complete coverage blackout,” said Sudipto Chowdhury, representative of Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI).

The new norms to be adopted by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to curb levels of radiation emitted from mobile towers are likely to reduce the health risk to humans by only a fraction.

As per the norms which are already in place, the radiation levels have to drop to 1/10th of the existing power density. As a result, the current density which is at 92 per watt per square metre (W/Sqm) will now have to be reduced to 0.92 W/Sqm. Similarly for the 900 Mhz GSM users the power density will be reduced from 48 W/Sqm to 0.48 W/Sqm.

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority is all set to put in place new guidelines for installation of mobile towers in the city.

Industry and government claim 95% towers compliant with norms

Worried about the ill effects of radiation emitted from mobile phone towers on health, the government on Friday rolled out a new set of regulations that cellular operators would have to adhere to w

Starting Saturday, Indian mobile radiation standards are set to become more stringent with the department of telecommunications (DoT) cutting down on radiation levels in the interest of public heal

With new guidelines coming into force from Saturday, radiation emission from telecom towers will come down to 1/10th of the present level, a development that will address public health concerns.

India will implement stricter radiation emission norms from September 1 for mobile towers to reduce emission to one-tenth of present levels.

NEW DELHI: The CAG has slammed the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for delay in finalising safety standards for mobiles phones. "The fact remains that standards on important aspects i.e.

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