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Dec

Policy direction in relation to 5G must be issued by December 2021

December 15, 2020
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Communications and Digital Technologies SOEs merge: https://tinyurl.com/yc8pcblv Extract: The performance agreement with the President is legally binding and will be used for measuring the success of the department. Targets in the agreement include the following: Eighty percent of the population must have access to the internet by 2024.Policy direction in relation...
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15
Dec

5G technology: speed, profit and liabilities.

December 15, 2020
Source: Clovers Law https://clovers.law/it/blog/2020/10/27/pomzej6aer99qib3epmgk4iqpy5i3d Auto-translated from Italian Matteo Molesti – Partner We are celebrating the undoubted positive aspects linked to the use of this amazing new technology, to be applied in many different and heterogeneous fields of application, nevertheless we know that the introduction of fifth generation mobile telephony will give rise to new scenarios...
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14
Dec

MTN/Taliban/US lawsuit updates

December 14, 2020
ItWeb: US families oppose MTN motion in Afghan terrorism lawsuit By Samuel Mungadze, Senior news, 10 Dec 2020 American families suing Africa’s biggest telco MTN have filed a fresh application opposing the mobile operator’s motion to dismiss the case. The families argue the operator “purposefully availed” itself to the US by obtaining funding and insurance guarantees...
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14
Dec

GSMA keeps up pressure on Russia to change its significantly more restrictive RF-EMF limits to accomodate 5G

December 14, 2020
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with almost 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. https://www.gsma.com/aboutus/ GSMA Europe: Adopting International RF-EMF Exposure Guidelines: Benefits for 5G Network...
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13
Dec

Light pollution row at huge units in Solihull already lit up ‘like a cruise liner’

December 13, 2020
Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/light-pollution-row-huge-units-19438851 Residents in nearby lane objected to illuminated signs plan By David Irwin, Local Democracy Reporter 11 DEC 2020 Fears that illuminated signs would cause fresh upset for Solihull residents living in a leafy lane has seen strict conditions imposed on plans tabled for the huge units opposite. IAC Group, which is based at...
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13
Dec

The FCC Is Allowing 5G Towers on Indigenous Land Without Tribal Consent

December 13, 2020
Source: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpden/the-fcc-is-allowing-5g-towers-on-indigenous Tribal preservation offices can’t keep up with a deluge of requests, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing them to close or work at reduced capacity. By Sophie Stuber December 9, 2020 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is approving the construction of 5G towers on what could be sacred Indigenous lands without tribal consent, VICE...
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12
Dec

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology – Workshop on 5G

December 12, 2020
RECORDED 07 December 2020, 10:00 – 12:00 Panel for the Future of Science and Technology – Workshop on 5G https://tinyurl.com/yyh2u9tx Added note by EMFSA: 5G Workshop Summary by Electromagnetic Radiation Safety https://www.saferemr.com/2020/12/european-parliament-workshop-on-5g.html?fbclid=IwAR27dE-bAnc
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12
Dec

5G: the start of a new legal saga? – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

December 12, 2020
Source: Signature Litigation: A specialist law firm handling major and complex litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations. Law Practice London https://www.signaturelitigation.com/5g-the-start-of-a-new-legal-saga-sylvie-gallage-alwis/ Dec 04, 2020 Author: Sylvie Gallage-Alwis Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis discusses how 5G is giving rise to class actions due to a part of the French population’s scepticism, and in order to control its expansion. She further addresses...
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12
Dec

The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret

December 12, 2020
Source https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/dec/08/the-curse-of-white-oil-electric-vehicles-dirty-secret-lithium The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale by Oliver Balch Tue 8th Dec 2020 Even before the new mine became the main topic of...
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