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Electromagnetic Fields > Research Programme "Mobile Communication"
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German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme
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The German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme was initiated by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). The Programme was funded with €17 million, equally shared by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the network operators. In spite of their contribution to the Programme’s funds, the German network operators were not entitled to decide on the research projects to be conducted nor to participate in the evaluation of the research results. The German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme was exclusively coordinated and implemented by BfS. The Programme, which started in 2002 and was accomplished in 2008, comprised research projects on the topic of “Mobile Telecommunication” including the fields of “Biology”, “Dosimetry”, “Epidemiology”, and “Risk Communication”. The researchers deliberately investigated a broad frequency range which partly exceeds the currently used GSM and UMTS ranges. The objective was to find scientifically demonstrable fundamental biological effects and mechanisms and to assess their relevance for people’s health on the basis of international research results. The Programme also aimed at finding potential causes of electrosensitivity. It was intended to obtain results which are of importance to the entire field of telecommunications and which should make it possible to draw conclusions about future developments. This was why the researchers discussed and evaluated their results with renowned scientists in expert workshops and on an international level. BfS and SSK presented their assessments of the results obtained from the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme to the general public in June 2008.
Please find more detailed information on the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme and the individual research projects conducted within the Programme on the Programme’s internet portal at
http://www.emf-forschungsprogramm.de
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