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Super Dads – Fred Makgato – Head: Legal and Regulatory Affairs at ASA

In this episode : The famous Karl Muller v / Nokia ruling, featured in http://jameslech.co.za/2018/07/09/ep-5-superdads-karl-muller-the-groundbreaking-advertising-standards-authority-ruling/ We also discuss the need to be wary of weighted studies (industry funded studies) and how the ASA is no stranger to stopping them in their path in being used to promote advertisements. Additionally, we chat about the roll-out of […]

5G – Harmonization of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Standards Worldwide

Image credit: Slava Bowman Unsplash.com In countries with EMF limits significantly below the ICNIRP limits, the rollout of 5G networks will be a major problem 2018 – October 2018: Brussels standards must be adapted to enable 5G deployment Lars Andersen, Brussels Times: The Belgian Institute of Postal and Telecommunications Sevices (“IBPT”) believes in a study, […]

NTP announces the peer review of the Draft Report on Carcinogens Monograph on Night Shift Work and Light at Night on Oct. 5, 2018

NTP announces the peer review of the Draft Report on Carcinogens Monograph on Night Shift Work and Light at Night on Oct. 5, 2018 (Fed. Reg. 83(160): pages 41093-41095, Aug. 17, 2018). Meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT and continues until adjournment. The draft monograph will be available Aug. 24, 2018 on the Upcoming Peer […]

U.S. Telecommunications Strategy Questioned by the National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy

Source:  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180815005264/en/U.S.-Telecommunications-Strategy-Questioned-National-Institute-Science       Senate Oversight Hearing of the Federal Communications Commission This Thursday Should Probe the Advisability of Small Cell Antenna Deployment—As There Are 13 Important Reasons Why ‘Antenna Densification’ Will Not Serve Constituents’ Best Interests August 15, 2018 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Senate Bill S.1357, known as the STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, […]

San Francisco Educators Pass Resolution Calling for Safer Technology Standards for all San Francisco Schools

Statements from individuals and organizations: “Our public health guidance has not been keeping pace with our newest evolutions of telecommunication technologies.   And yet the health science regarding cellular technologies suggests the need for caution.  A very first step would be to apply the California State Health Department Cell Phone Guidelines, particularly in settings where there […]