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Government plans £150m mobile coverage boost

...need. It is not clear how the government will portion out its mobile mast investment, as direct payments to operators may fall foul of state... Read more

4 October, 2011

RIM adds non-GPS location service to BlackBerry Locate

...longitude data to be converted into a meaningful address. The introduction of mobile mast triangulation as an addition to GPS, is nothing new for mobile... Read more

20 July, 2010

News Roundup: Health fears over mobile masts

...government and the public have to say about this issue. NEWS:Hospital mobile mast plan sparks rowFri, 26 Jan 2001 Mast goes up on London... Read more

26 January, 2001 by ZDNet UK

Mobile phone mast attacked

Health fears are again cited after a base station is destroyed, and terrorists are reported to have carried out the attack Read more

3 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Who's afraid of the Nordic ghost? It's nothing a shortwave radio can't handle. Just don't mention the killer masts... Read more

26 July, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins

Bishops call for mobile mast ban

...status," Antonelli said. However, this circular will not necessarily mean that every mobile mast attached to a church in Italy must be removed. According to... Read more

5 March, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Hospital mobile mast plan sparks row

...year's Stewart Report recommended that exclusion zones were established around all mobile mast sites, and urged the government to change the law so that... Read more

26 January, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom fights to save mobile-mast website

A website which gives details on all the mobile-phone masts in the UK is under threat amid a battle over disclosing 'commercially sensitive' information Read more

4 October, 2007 by Kable

Mobile mast attacks raise vigilante concerns

A number of base stations have been destroyed amid concern that they are responsible for local clusters of illness, but the mobile industry doesn't believe the trend will hamper 3G rollout Read more

1 December, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Mobile mast destroyed over cancer fears

Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned an attack against a mobile phone base station that local people believe has caused a cluster of cancer cases Read more

17 December, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Requests swamp mobile mast safety test registration

An offer from the Radiocommunications Agency to test the safety of mobile masts sited on schools and hospitals had attracted a flood of interest Read more

26 July, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

...Cancer link' mobile mast testing begins

Concern over a cluster of cancer cases has led a London council to pay an expert team to measure emission levels near two mobile phone masts Read more

28 February, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Experts to examine mobile mast link to cancer cases

London residents believe that mobile phone masts may have caused a cluster of cancer cases. The National Radiological Protection Board is on the case Read more

15 February, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Government attacked over mobile mast rules

Opposition MPs are concerned that local councils won't be able to prevent a mast being built on a local school or hospital Read more

24 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

News Burst: Mobile mast ban expected Monday

Council leader claims that government should have reacted faster to the Stewart Report Read more

22 January, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

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