By Pia Heikkila, 21 March 2002 11:35
NEWS The vast majority of Europeans are in favour of making mobile phone jammers legal in public areas. A study by Taylor Nelson Sofres found 75 per cent of Finns, French and Italians are in favour of allowing mobile phone jammers in areas such as concert halls, cinemas and theatres. The jamming devices make it impossible to make or receive calls, voicemails and text messages. The survey said only 14 per cent of respondents in Italy and Finland were opposed to the proposal, with just six per cent of French being against it. Les Wilson, CEO of Microshield, a company which makes handset radiation blockers, said people are still learning to cope with the mobile phone culture. "I am all for introducing the noise blockers because people are passively being exposed to the noise in public places like trains. Despite the fact that telephones play such a large part in our lives, we still haven't learnt how to use them properly," he said. Some French concert halls have already been trialling signal jammers. Unsurprisingly the under 35s age group showed much less enthusiasm for the mobile jammers in all the countries surveyed. What do you think? Is it time we cut out mobile phone noise pollution? Should people be allowed to use mobile phones wherever they like? Which public places do you think should use jammers? Whatever your opinions, post a Reader Comment below and let us know. For more stories about mobile hazards,
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