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Common mobile phone charger to hit EU shelves - 05 January 2011 - News

A universal charger for phones that can be connected to a computer is expected to reach European consumers in the coming weeks, as new harmonised standards are now available for major mobile phone producers, the European Commission has announced.

EU to allow in-flight mobile calls - 08 April 2008 - News

The European Commission yesterday (7 April) announced new measures that will allow mobile phones to be used on board aeroplanes. But the Association of European Airliners warned that passengers could end up being misled as very few planes are currently equipped with the technology.

Mobile phones and health - 31 January 2007 - LinksDossier

The explosion in the use of mobile phones during the past decade has been accompanied by much debate on their potential side-effects. A number of studies have been carried out in an attempt to ascertain whether using mobile phones has an adverse effect on health. While it is difficult to disprove health risks, industry points out the inconclusiveness of the majority of studies undertaken thus far.

No EU-agreement on keeping anti-terror data records - 09 September 2005 - News

The UK presidency's push toward keeping records of phone and internet communication was blocked in part by protests from telecoms companies.

Study: Mobile phones do not increase cancer risk - 01 September 2005 - News

A long-term study has partially cleared cell phones of suspicions that they may cause cancer, putting a question mark against the idea that more EU regulation is needed in this area.

Are mobile phones a health risk? - 06 March 2003 - News

Industry organizations push debate on health risks and mobile phone use in a conference with MEPs.

Finnish study claims use of mobile phones can cause brain damage - 21 June 2002 - News

A new study on mobile phone radiation and its effects on human health has been carried out by a Finnish research team. It shows that cells might change due to radiation. However, the danger connected with the changes still has to be further researched.

New safety standard on electromagnetic fields published by Commission - 07 August 2001 - News

The European Commission has published new a safety standard on electromagnetic fields that will apply to new mobile phone marketed within the European Union. These limits are based on values proposed by the International Committee on non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).

Mobile phone patents fuel GSM health debate - 12 June 2001 - News

Mobile firms patent electromagnetic shields amidst new scientific findings that a correlation may exist between mobile phone use and certain brain tumours

Mobile phone industry under legal attack - 28 December 2000 - News

Famous American lawyer prepares lawsuits against mobile phone industry following concerns that radiation from mobiles causes cancer

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