Mobile Mast Locator
The JCRA licenses require all telecommunications operators to maintain wireless transmissions so that they meet the standards set down by the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation (ICNIRP) which is a non-governmental organization and recognized by the World Health Organization as the reference agency. This is encapsulated in each operator’s licence conditions as follows:
“The Licensee shall ensure that non-ionising radiation emissions from its Licensed Telecommunication System are within the limits specified by the guidelines published by the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and that it complies with any radiation emission standards adopted and published from time to time by British Standards Institute (BSI) European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and any other standards specified by the JCRA.”
The ICNIRP standard is recognized within the EC and other regions as the highest and most relevant standard against which to measure wireless transmissions.
While the JCRA recognizes that there is public concern regarding emissions from mobile networks this is not a concern unique to Jersey. Many other jurisdictions have addressed this concern with open and clear information about wireless sources. The JCRA makes this information available to the public and the wireless sites licensed by the authority are shown on this interactive map. The ICNIRP readings given within the map’s tables are expressed as a percentage of the recommended safe value where 100% would equal that value.
It should be recognized that wireless microwave radiation exists all around us with or without the presence of mobile telephone networks. There is background radiation present in Jersey from the granite rock, from which the island is largely composed, and also from cosmic rays, which are in effect similar to wireless transmissions, that arrive on earth from space. In addition there are other man-made sources of radiation which include broadcast radio and television, radar, other wireless networks and medical equipment. The methodology used by the JCRA is described here.
Access to information
The JCRA website carries the basic information available about each site. Consumers may request, via email, phone or letter to the address on the Contact Us webpage, a copy of the JCRA report for any transmitters in their immediate neighbourhood free of charge. The report includes all information that the JCRA holds on the particular site or sites. The JCRA will need to verify the home address of the person requesting the information and, when so verified, will provide the requested information by post. The latest audit was completed on 30 December 2009.
Further information may also be obtained from the Planning Department website.
The information provided on these pages is provided by third parties. Therefore, the JCRA cannot accept liability for any inaccuracies in the data provided within this website, or its currency.
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