Gaza-13-3-2007- speakers in a workshop, organized by Paltel Group in cooperation with the Reconciliation Committee of Palestine Scholars Association, have assured the safety, legality and healthiness of “Jawwal” strengthening stations.

Many specialized technicians in communication technology and physicians, who attended the workshop, organized at Al-Yazeji Hall in Shaikh Radwan Block in Gaza city yesterday, denied any relation between setting up Jawwal strengthening networks and blood diseases and cancer, as it was recently rumored by some parties.

Paltel group has assured that “Jawwal” Company is committed to all local and international standards in terms of setting up the aerial strengthening networks.

The workshop was attended by a number of the block residents on one hand, and officials in Jawwal Company, experts and physicians on the other. Among them was Dr. Khamis Al-Najjar, Chairman of Health Committee in the Legislative Council, and blood diseases consultant, Amer Al-Za’im, Paltel Group’s spokesman, Bassam Al-Adini, head of the engineering section at “Jawwal” Company, Engineer Yousef Abu Dar, director of frequencies at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and Ihab Al-Madhoon, Jawwal networks coordinator in Gaza.

The citizens’ discussion was concentrated on their claims that they have objections and substantial fears regarding the strengthening station in their area, and they asked Jawwal Company to convince them scientifically that these stations don’t affect the human health.

Al-Za’im asked the citizens not to believe the rumors that claim the danger of networks and strengthening towers on citizens’ life, confirming that PalTel Group and all its branches, particularly Jawwal, is committed to all local and international standards, it follows up the developments of the era and the modern techniques in order to reach the highest levels.

 

Al-Za’im also warned from the destructive actions facing communication companies, in addition to the penetration of false rumors about the medical dangers resulting from these companies. He asked the citizens to protect the economic projects that benefit the national economy and the society generally, mentioning many projects and aid provided by Paltel Group.

He indicated: Paltel Group is employing thousands of employees who have more than 30 thousand dependents.

Al-A’dini, moreover, said: “Jawwal” Company works in accordance with approved international standards implemented in most of the world’s countries, its source is World Health Organization, which has conducted researches and studies for many years concluding that there is no relation between the stations and cancer diseases.

He also assured: there is no scientific proof that these stations affect the human health, emphasizing: the waves Jawwal produces are the same kind of waves produced by radio, TV stations and the different electric devices to which citizens being exposed since tens of years.

He strongly denied that these stations have any impacts on or any relation with cancer disease testifying by many foreign researches in this regard.

He assured: Jawwal meets all the required conditions when starting the set up of any strengthening station, indicating that the Company refers the station building diagram to the Ministries of Communications and Environment to approve it.

 

Al-Najjar explained the reasons of cancer disease, indicating absence of any relation between cancer diseases and setting up strengthening stations of mobile communication companies.

 

He demonstrated: the Current used in all communication networks is an electromagnetic current, not ionized, it has only heating impacts without any impacts on the human health.

 

He was surprised by what some parties and citizens say in regard to cancer disease affliction by setting up a strengthening station somewhere, indicating that the symptoms of cancer don’t appear before at least five years.

 

Al-Najjar clarified: all universal study research proved the absence of any relation between the aerials and the strengthening stations and any disease. He mentioned that he allowed Jawwal Company to set up a broadcasting station on the roof of his house in order to prove to the citizens that it has no impact on the human health.

 

Al-Madhoon, asked the citizens not to believe whatever they read on the internet sites.

 

He also asked them to be aware of the standards and researches issued by the competent organizations and parties such as World Health Organization and European and American research institutions.

 

He, Moreover, asked all the hesitators and conservatives against the existence of strengthening networks in the residential areas to watch the modern capitals and cities of the world, mentioning that there are more than one million strengthening stations in the world, and he strongly criticized the rumors of some parties who are not happy for Jawwal Company’s success.

 

Yousef Abu Dayer, Director of Frequency Planning in the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology, also expressed his gratefulness to Jawwal Company. He assured: it is committed and always committed to the applied standards by the Ministry of telecommunication and the international standards. Abu dayer said: the Ministry of telecommunication implements the international system in approving whatever communication companies do, including Jawwal Company.

 

He said: the Ministry controlled about 110 stations for Jawwal Company all of them meet health and safety conditions.

 

Abu Dayer also indicated: the Ministry is running field visits continuously to the stations’ locations to be sure of their safety and their commitment to safety conditions