Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Antennae Regulated

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MANAGUA, Sep 29 2003 (IPS) - Nicaraguan authorities are drafting rules to regulate the installation of antennae for cellular telephone transmission and put an end to the disorder that has environmentalists complaining. Parliament is studying an initiative of the Health Ministry and the Managua city government, Managua's assistant environment director Danilo Pérez told Tierramérica.

According to the proposal, the minimum distance between the 47 antennae in Managua and city residences is 17 meters, he said.

Although it is not proven that there are health risks associated with the microwaves near the antennae, there are also complaints of “visual contamination”, that the antennae are eyesores, says Pérez