[Air-L] wireless (1 of 3 cont)

jcu jcu at execulink.com
Sun Dec 4 06:22:41 PST 2011


Governments and organizations that ban or warn against wireless technology (con't) ...

> -- Madhya Pradesh, India: Bans cell phones in schools by both students and teachers.
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> -- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): The FCC's standard is inadequate because it "is based on only one dominant mechanism—adverse health effects caused by body heating."
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> -- National Library of France: Removed Wi-Fi and installed only cable connections.
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> -- Paris, France: Removed Wi-Fi from four libraries.
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> -- Prebandal Preparatory School, Chichester, England: Removed Wi-Fi from its campus
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> -- Progressive Librarians Guild: Recommends no wireless technology in libraries.
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> -- Russian National Committee for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: Warns that cell phones are unsafe even for short conversations. Children under 16, pregnant women, epileptics, and people with memory loss, sleep disorders and neurological diseases should never use cell phones.
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> -- Sainte-Geneviève University, Paris: Removed Wi-Fi from its library.
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> -- Salzburg, Austria: Bans Wi-Fi in public schools.
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> -- Sebastopol, California: Broke its contract to install citywide Wi-Fi.
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> -- Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, England: Removed Wi-Fi from campus.
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> -- Therold, Ontario: Broke its contract to install citywide Wi-Fi.
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> -- UK Department of Education: Children under 16 should not use cell phones except in an emergency.
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> -- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: Children should never use a cell phone except in an emergency.
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> -- Voice (UK Teachers Union): Calls for a ban on Wi-Fi in schools.
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> -- Ysgol Pantycelyn School, Carmarthenshirem, Wales: Removed Wi-Fi from campus.
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