Doctors support telecom companies to allay cancer fears from mobile tower radiationHealthcare practitioners and experts have come out in support of telecom industry lobbies to allay fears that radiation from mobile towers ...
27 Feb, 2016, 02.35 AM IST
No apparent health effects due to radiation by mobile towers: TRAIThe emission levels in India are kept at 1/10th of the global standards recommended by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation P...
21 Jan, 2016, 11.21 AM IST
HP High Court dismisses several please against setting up of telecom towersThe Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed multiple petitions filed against setting up of mobile towers citing health hazards.
05 Dec, 2015, 01.49 AM IST
Telecom companies fined Rs 10.80-crore for exceeding radiation limits: GovernmentThe government has imposed total penalty of 10.80 crore on telecom operators for exceeding prescribed electronic frequency (EMF) limits.
07 Aug, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Electro Magnetic Field emissions do not cause health hazards: Cellular Operators Association of India"India presently has 900 million mobile phone connections and more than 80 per cent of the population has access to mobile telephony," COAI...
09 Oct, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
Cell phone radiations not carcinogens, says COAI campaign"We have been using X-ray radiations for over 115 years, and we still haven't established the relationship between cancer and radiation"
27 Jun, 2014, 09.26 PM IST
Mobile radiation not harmful, health experts and doctorsA group of health experts and doctors have come together on the same platform to dispel fears of harmful effects of radiation from mobile p...
24 Jun, 2014, 10.22 AM IST
DoT asks municipal bodies to send radiation complaints to cellThe Department of Telecom has asked municipal bodies in Delhi and NCR to forward complaints related to mobile radiation to local cells desi...
11 Jun, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
Dispel false fears on mobile phone tower radiation: Panel tells govermentConcerns over the risks from EMF radiation from telecom towers have led to several cos being asked to remove such structures from some key ...
24 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
National MNP will pose challenges for telcos: Rajan S Mathews, COAI'The challenges relate principally to the reconfiguration of the networks, call routing, call scenario testing, circuit provisioning, etc.'
24 Dec, 2013, 04.31 PM IST
Stricter radiation norms may hurt in the long run, says radiation expertGiving the example of WHO headquarters in Geneva, which has 3 mobile towers, Repacholi said that similar practice should be adopted in Indi...
05 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
New tower norms industry friendly, say telecom bodiesTelecom industry bodies welcomed guidelines for setting up towers across the country as it would help mobile cos to offer better network co...
20 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
COAI welcomes DoT advisory to states on mobile towersGSM industry body COAI welcomed DoT advisory to state governments on mobile tower guidelines, saying the norms clearly segregate emission a...
12 Aug, 2013, 09.25 PM IST
- COAI welcomes Kerala HC order on EMF emissions
Says the order will lead to removal of all unwanted fears on the safety of EMF emissions from antennas on telecom towers.
16 Jul, 2013, 01.57 PM IST
- Emissions from telecom towers is central subject: COAI
COAI wants the Centre to instruct states on the policy on radiation emissions from telecom towers, saying the subject comes under the centr...
19 May, 2013, 01.08 PM IST
- Emissions from telecom towers is Central subject: COAI
GSM industry body COAI wants the Centre to instruct states on the policy on radiation emissions from telecom towers, saying the subject com...
19 May, 2013, 11.52 AM IST
Telecom firms press for review of cell tower radiation finesTelecom lobby groups representing GSM and CDMA carriers say that the penalty for delay in compliance due to issues such as lack of proper p...
18 Apr, 2013, 04.59 AM IST