DepartmentofTelecom,Govt.

ofIndia

SancharBhawan,20,AshokaRoad,NewDelhi110001

EnsuringSafetyfromRadiations:MobileTowersandHandsets

IndiahasadoptedoneofthemoststringentElectroMagneticField(EMF)exposurenormsintheworld.Themeasures

takenbytheDepartmentofTelecommunications,GovernmentofIndia,are: PrecautionaryGuidelinesformobileusers

MobileTowersEMFRadiationNorms:
EMFexposurelimit(BaseStationEmissions)isloweredto1/10thoftheexistingICNIRPexposureleveleffectivefrom1st 1. KeepdistanceHoldthecellphoneawayfrombody

Sept.2012.IndianowhasoneofthemoststringentEMFexposurenormsintheworld. totheextentpossible.
TelecomEnforcementResource&Monitoring(TERM)CellsofDOThavebeenentrustedwiththejobofconductingauditontheself

certificationfurnishedbytheServiceProviders.TERMCellshallcarryouttestauditupto10%oftheBTSsiteonrandombasisandonall 2. Use a headset (wired or Bluetooth) to keep the

caseswherethereisapubliccomplaint. handsetawayfromyourhead.


Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) has revised the Test Procedure for measurement of EMF for verification of EMF 3. Donotpressthephonehandsetagainstyourhead.
complianceforBTStowersinaccordancewithnewstandardseffectivefrom1stSept.2012.

Radio Frequency (RF) energy is inversely

FornoncomplianceofEMFstandards,apenaltyofRs.5lakhisliabletobeleviedperBTSperServiceProvider.

MobileHandsets
proportionaltothesquareofthedistancefromthe
source.
Indiahasadoptedthemoststringentinternationalnormsformobilehandsets.

AllthenewdesignsofmobilehandsetsshallcomplywiththeSARvaluesof1.6W/kgaveragedover1gramofhumantissuew.e.f.1st

4. Limitthelengthofmobilecalls.

Sept.2012. 5. Usetextascomparedtovoicewhereverpossible.
Themobilehandsetswithexistingdesignswhicharecompliantwith2.0W/kgaveragedover10gramofhumantissue,

continuetocoexistupto31stAugust2013.From1stSept.2013,onlythemobilehandsetswithrevisedSARvalueof1.6
W/kgwouldbepermittedtobemanufacturedorimportedinIndia. 6. If the radio signal is weak, a mobile phone will

increaseitstransmissionpower.Findastrongsignal
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value information display on the mobile handsets like IMEI (International Mobile
EquipmentIdentity)display.TheinformationonSARvaluestobemadeavailabletotheconsumeratthepointofsale. and avoid movement, Use your phone where
receptionisgood.
MobilehandsetmanufacturedandsoldinIndiaorimportedfromothercountriesshallbecheckedonrandombasisforcomplianceof

SARlimitafterTECSARLaboratoryissetupbyendofyear2012.TestresultsfromInternationalaccreditedlabsshallbeacceptableinthe 7. Let the call connect before putting the handset on
interimperiod.
your ear or start speaking and listening A mobile
AllcellphonehandsetssoldinthemarketinIndiashallcomplywithrelevantstandardsandshallbeavailableinhand
freemode.
phone first makes the communication at higher
power and then reduces power to an adequate

MythsandFacts:VariousMythsaboutMobileHandsets&Mobilebasestations: level.Morepowerisradiatedduringcallconnecting
Myth Fact time.


Mobilephoneusecauseheadaches. Headaches are not related to Mobile phone use and there is no scientific 8. If you have a choice, use a landline (wired) phone,
evidence.
Itissaferusingamobilephoneinacar The RF radiation is increased by Mobile phones when used in a car to

notamobilephone.

asthecarshieldsfromtheradiation. overcometheshielding.

9. People having active medical implants should

Mobile phones cause brain cancer to the ThereisnoscientificevidencethatMobilePhonecancausebraincancer.
peoplewhouseit. preferablyKeepthecellphoneatleast15cmaway
fromtheimplant.

Mobile Base stations are dangerous
andoneshouldhavedistancefromit.
Itistheantennafromwhichweshouldkeepdistancenotfromtowerandthattooif
we are positioned facing antenna at comparable height. At the ground level, the
intensityofRFradiationfrombasestationismuchless.

10. While Purchasing a Mobile Handset check the SAR

value of the mobile phone. It can be searched on
Nobody is investigating the health The World Health Organization, many national & international organizations and internetifitsmodelnumber&makeisknown.
effects of Radio Frequency (RF) independent expert groups are coordinating to investigate health effects of RF
radiation. radiation.

MostofthelaboratorystudieswereunabletofindadirectlinkbetweenexposuretoRadioFrequencyradiationandHealth.Useofmobileservicesissafe.ThemeasurestakenbytheGovernment&ahandbookon,Mobile
CommunicationsRadioWaves&Safety,isavailableonDepartmentofTelecomwebsite.Formoreinformationpleasevisitthewebsite:http://www.dot.gov.in.ItisassuredthattheGovernmentshallprovidethebestpossible
TelecomServiceacrosstheCountrywithoutcompromisingonPublicsafetyandhumanhealth.Foranyquery/doubtsontheemissionsfromparticulartowers,localTelecomEnforcementResourceMonitoring(TERM)cellofficersat
Statelevelcanbecontacted.