Gov't to help convert public buildings into wireless base stations
By John Liu ,The China Post
November 15, 2013, 12:11 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Executive Yuan's Minister Without
Portfolio Simon Chang (張善政) said yesterday that the government plans to invest NT$20
billion in 4G technology development in the next three years.
The government will assist private businesses in making public
buildings such as postal offices and police stations all over the island available
for construction of wireless base stations.
Base stations are the key to the success of broadband wireless
services, Chang said. Private businesses are still responsible for the costs of
base station construction, and the government will not provide subsidies;
however, the government will assist private businesses in obtaining permits for
station construction in public spaces.
According to the World Health Organization, there is no hard
evidence to suggest that cellphone use increases health risks. In May 2011, the
International Agency for Research on Cancer listed electromagnetic radiation
from mobile phones as having the same risk level as coffee and pickles in terms
of cancer risk.
Electromagnetic radiation is not as bad as most people think,
Chang said, adding that various government agencies will cooperate in future to
inform the public about this basic knowledge to alleviate public concern.
The government plans to invest a total of NT$20 billion in the
next three years to establish advanced wireless broadband technology,
facilitating e-commerce through 4G and making it a common technology among the
public, Chang said.
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