Friday April 1, 2011
GEORGE TOWN: Technicians have started to take down rooftop telecommunication antennas of five service providers at the Sungai Nibong’s Crystal Point base station.
The structures, which provide services to Celcom, DiGi, Maxis, P1 and U Mobile users, were switched off yesterday morning before dismantling work began, said a spokesperson of one of the service providers.
“The dismantling process is expected be completed within the next few days.
“This will result in intermittent service disruption which will likely affect customers in Bayan Baru, Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone and Sungai Nibong,” she said.
It was reported yesterday that the structures had to be taken down in response to a directive issued by the Penang Municipal Council which was prompted by protests from residents.
The residents feared that electro-magnetic frequencies (EMF) from the telecommunication structures would affect their health.
The spokesperson expressed regret that the structures had to be dismantled, saying that they were put up according to international safety guidelines.
On whether the rooftop antennas would be rebuilt if customers complained of poor call quality, she said future undertakings would only be carried out with council approval.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=north&file=/2011/4/1/North/8392047
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