San Francisco Law Comes Under Fire From Mobile Operators

Many people have concerns about the radiation levels in mobile phones. Indeed, that may well be the reason for the new San Francisco ordinance that is aiming for the full disclosure of mobile phone radiation levels by store retailers. This decision has come under fire from the CTIA, a mobile operator representatives group, who are trying to stop it from being put into place.

Based on the lawsuit being filed by the CTIA, it was argued that such a law would cause unlawful interference with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s authority over cell phones, though the result of the case has yet to be settled.

The limits put into place by the FCC on how much radiation could be safely absorbed by the human body has been doubted by many scientists and groups, who speculate that the limits are based on outdated data and do not cover the vast majority of users. A study that was released has stated that children and users who use it over the long-term could be at a much greater risk.

The complaints have called for the revisitation of these outdated standards, and there are various studies which have indicated the probability of brain cancer due to the frequent use of mobile devices. However, research on this field has not yet yielded conclusive evidence, and this has let to the call for further research on this area of health.