Phone radiation guidelines issued by Department of Telecom

The Department OF Telecom has recently issued guidelines for the telecom companies regarding the level of radiations emitting from telecom towers as well as from mobile devices. the step has been taken by the government following fears about the effect radiation might have on people's health. all telecom companies should adhere to the new rules and the authority has made it clear that for non-compliance of EMF standards , a penalty of rs 5 lakhs will be levied per bts per service provider. the stringent rules are not limited to service providers but also include mobile manufacturers .who now have one year's time to come out with handsets that are compliant with the new SAR values of 1.6W/kg averaged over 1gram of human tissue-only then will they be allowed to be manufactured or imported into the country.And that is not all the amount of radiation a particular handset emits will also be made available to consumers by the manufacturer  at the time of purchase of the handset .

International visitors to have a Mobile connection for three months only

The Indian Government has asked telecom service providers not to issue a mobile connection for more than three months to international visitors. The move is being seen as a way to keep a check on the misuse of SIM cards in the country. Department of Telecom has come out with fresh guidelines for issuing new SIM cards after the North-East Indian exodus case.