Atawhai

Telecom branded arrogant over tower

Nelson Mail 15/05/2008


Sir:
With its intention to erect a cellular antenna tower at its Atawhai facility, Telecom adds injury to the ongoing insult of exorbitant rates. Have No qualms, cellular radiation is harmful! Protest by local residents and the Atawhai Playcentre, where children will be playing just meters away from the mast, has prompted Telecom to fly in an expert on radiation to ease people’s trepidation. Does that imply that there IS indeed radiation? For every argument such an expert might provide, a counter argument exists. This is not a percentage game compromise, nor is it a gamble. It is the health and well being of an entire community, well into the future. Telecom argues that the public wants this service. In fact, a recent Telecom newsletter, which we all receive with our monthly bill, quoted a significant percentage of cellular phone users would rather lose a limb or a finger than to live without the contraption. This says a lot about the seriousness and validity of Telecom’s approach to the data fueling their decision making. Such arrogance is made possible by the omnipotence of a monopoly. Like a bull in a china shop, Telecom is thriving on outdated government mandates suitable for old fashioned switchboard and operators, not for radiation- inducing health hazard. If Wellington chooses to ignore this issue, local government should interfere. And if they rather bury their heads in the sand, residents need raise a voice. I for one, will regretfully pull my child out of Atawhai Playcentre should the antenna be installed. Cheap real-estate anyone?

Avner Nahmias
Todd Valley
15, May 2008

Phone masts warning

Nelson Mail. 29/04/2008

Sir,
I join P Fidler’s and A Lees’s concerns (Mailbox, April 23) at Telecom’s plans to erect a mobile mast at Corder Park, and offer the recent news of Taiwan’s plans to dismantle 1500 mobile phone masts by the end of 2008 amid fears that radiation from them may damage health. Studies have revealed worrying levels of symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, nausea and dizziness in people living near masts. Researchers from Sweden - Dr Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro, and Professor
Kjell Mild of Umea University - have analysed 11 major studies carried out around the world and concluded that there is clear evidence that those who have used their phones for at least a decade are 20 percent more likely to develop neuromas and 30 percent more likely to develop malignant gliomas, say published results in the journal Occupational Environmental Medicine.
Telecoms’s "business plan" threatens Nelsons health and beauty. Taiwans common sense should be heeded immediately.
C JORDAN
Tahurianui, April 25.







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