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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (13081)	6/27/2001 3:06:08 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

How Cell Phones Can Cause Cancer By Rupert Goodwins zdnet.co.uk 6-26-1 Researchers in Australia have reported one of the first scientific hypotheses that normal mobile phone use can lead to cancer. The research group, lead by radiation expert Dr Peter French, principal scientific officer at the Centre for Immunology Research at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, said that mobile phone frequencies well below current safety levels could stress cells in a way that has been shown to increased susceptibility to cancer. The paper, published in the June issue of the science journal Differentiation, says that repeated exposure to mobile phone radiation acts as a repetitive stress, leading to continuous manufacture of heat shock proteins within cells. Heat shock proteins are always present in cells at a low level, but are manufactured in larger amounts when the cell is stressed by heat or other environmental factors. They repair other proteins that are adversely affected by the conditions, and are part of the cell's normal reaction to stress. However, if they are produced too often or for too long, they are known to initiate cancer and increase resistance to anti-cancer drugs. No link shown Dr. French emphasised that no link has yet been shown between the specific biological effects of mobile phone radiation and cancer, but that there was now a theoretical framework for such an effect that could be investigated. His previous work has included showing that the production of histamine, a chemical involved in asthma, can be nearly doubled after exposure to cellular frequencies. To date, most safety levels have been set on the assumption that damage is caused by heating effects of radio waves in human tissue, much higher than the levels at which Dr French claims heat shock proteins are triggered. His co-authors include Professor Ron Penny, the director of the Centre and one of Australia's leading experts in the cellular effects of HIV, and Professor David McKenzie, head of applied physics at Sydney University.

To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (13081)	6/27/2001 3:42:41 PM
From: Quincy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Hierarchial. No idea what that does for me. Repeaters? Either I have coverage or I don't. No one notices GSM coverage gaps at 1.8ghz as dual-band handsets are supposed to roam seemlessly down to 900mhz and enjoy identical services (provided the 900mhz infastructure has a spare circuit left). Solves the GSM capacity problem temporarily. CDMA2000 has the capacity to offer both 2G and 3G services without needing other bands to roam on. GPRS and CDMA2k bands in use today enjoy greater coverage than UMTS. At 2.1ghz, mast sharing will be a necessity as roaming on GPRS with a 3G connection will be comparable to driving a minivan along 1 mile of asphault only to meet a swamp of cottage-cheese 3 feet deep and 10 miles long.