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Electromagnetic Fields MeasurementAn important tool to empower the public

Colombia’s Point of View

Oscar León Suarez Oscar León Suarez General Director- National Spectrum Agency Colombia

Oscar.leon@ane.gov.co

ITU Workshop on “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields

(EMFs)”

(Quito, Ecuador, 14 August 2013)

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Community opposition affects infrastructure deployment

Barriers for infrastructure deployment

Impact on Quality of Service

Affects new technology deployment

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Strategy

Joint work with local authorities and

industry to adopt good practices to

infrastructure deployment

Definition of a national policy

Effective communications strategy with the

general public

Control of Electromagnetic fields exposure

limits

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Communications strategy: Clear and Simple!

Comparison with devices known by all citizens

Other devices generate more exposure levels

than mobile telephony. All of them meet

international recommendations

x 41

x 144

x 922

x 1

x 393

WiFiTeléfono

InalámbricoMonitor Bebe

Provide tools to the people to verify the exposure levels by themselves

Colombian National Monitoring System of Electromagnetic fields

• More than 21,000 measures in 72 cities: 70% of population. Mapping EMF measurements

• 43 continuous monitoring stations measuring (7x24) – Largest system implemented in Latin America

• Portable equipment for specific radio station measurements

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EMF Information in high impact community locations

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Less than 4%

Hospitals

Schools

Easy access information granting public control

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10 - 30%

30 - 50%

>50%

0 – 10%

% ICNIRP recommendations

Conclusions and Recommendations

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Essential to define a communications strategy with the public based on the needs of each city

Provide tools to empower people in order to get a solution in which they can participate