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It is quite possible that Liechtenstein cell phone owners will soon be able to dispose of their devices. With extremely low radiation limits, the country has laid a big egg for itself: A freeze on investment by mobile phone providers could lead to a nationwide radio blackout from 2013.
It is quite possible that Liechtenstein cell phone owners will soon be able to dispose of their devices. With extremely low radiation limits, the country has laid a big egg for itself: A freeze on investment by mobile phone providers could lead to a nationwide radio blackout from 2013.
Now the government is looking at ways to get out of the dilemma after all. On Thursday, Parliament spent over four hours discussing the government's interim report on achieving the limit values for non-ionizing radiation in mobile telephony. Last year, Parliament set the limit value for radiation from cell phone antennas in the Environmental Protection Act at 0.60 volts per meter. This means that Liechtenstein's radiation limit is ten times lower than that of Switzerland. The four providers of mobile phone systems, including Swisscom and Orange, therefore decided unanimously last year to stop all investment and withdraw from the Principality. It would no longer be possible to operate a mobile radio system, even if seven to ten times more antennas were installed. The mobile communications companies will initiate their withdrawal from Liechtenstein in the first quarter of next year. The government does not currently see any opportunities to find new aspects or possible solutions through further clarifications, as it writes in its report. Parliament would have the power to turn the tide and bring the limit back into line with that in Switzerland. However, this was not done on Thursday. Parliament has passed the ball back to the government. Now the construction of its own mobile phone network is to be examined. Rumor has it that the builders will be handsomely remunerated.
Now the government is looking at ways to get out of the dilemma after all. On Thursday, Parliament spent over four hours discussing the government's interim report on achieving the limit values for non-ionizing radiation in mobile telephony. Last year, Parliament set the limit value for radiation from cell phone antennas in the Environmental Protection Act at 0.60 volts per meter. This means that Liechtenstein's radiation limit is ten times lower than that of Switzerland. The four providers of mobile phone systems, including Swisscom and Orange, therefore decided unanimously last year to stop all investment and withdraw from the Principality. It would no longer be possible to operate a mobile radio system, even if seven to ten times more antennas were installed. The mobile communications companies will initiate their withdrawal from Liechtenstein in the first quarter of next year. The government does not currently see any opportunities to find new aspects or possible solutions through further clarifications, as it writes in its report. Parliament would have the power to turn the tide and bring the limit back into line with that in Switzerland. However, this was not done on Thursday. Parliament has passed the ball back to the government. Now the construction of its own mobile phone network is to be examined. Rumor has it that the builders will be handsomely remunerated.
