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| The average mobile customer sent over one text message per day in 2003 compared to one a week in 1999 |
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 | | What caused the great mobile phone panic, and how well has society dealt with it?
| | (This debate is closed and is a read-only archive.) |  |  | The operators' response
As mobile phone use increases, so must the development of the networks that underpin it. | |  | Accounting for the panic
The mobile phone scare is a lesson in how journalists and policymakers should not react to concerns about a new technology. | |  | The insensitive siting of masts
This new technology may still be found to have adverse effects, which may only become clear after a prolonged period of years of usage. | |  | An international situation
The UK is not unique in its concerns about possible health risks, but the media and political responsiveness is much higher than in other countries. | |  | Mobile phones can be good for your health
If you suffer from a chronic disease like diabetes or asthma, mobile phones could help keep you healthier for longer. | |
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