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During a meeting between officials of the Communications Directorate of the Regional Directorate of Transport and Communications and the municipalities of Piura, Castilla, Catacaos and Veintiséis de Octubre, it was established that the competence to authorize the installation of passive telecommunications infrastructure (mobile phone antennas) is unique and exclusive to the communes.
In this regard, the director of Communications, Víctor Hugo Vilela Vargas, reported that on the occasion such representatives indicated that they preferred to coordinate with the operators so that the location of the mobile phone antennas is in a consensual manner. However, he pointed out that this is an issue that it is up to local governments to start addressing.
"They, for example, show discomfort with operators who ask to build a tower to install antennas in front of video cameras, traffic lights or other actions that prevent them from visibility; however, Law 29022 states that there is no impediment to putting passive telephony infrastructure in the corresponding places," said the official.
He specified that this is one of the main problems, and that is why the communes consider that something is missing, which is why their sector has told them that a more precise typification of the norm is lacking, depending on the reality of each municipality.
"The solution could be through a municipal ordinance, but it must be considered that the law is modified with another law, so the legislative modification must be raised before the General Directorate of Authorizations of the Vice Ministry of Communications in the MTC, and this at the same time proposes it to the instances of the PCM and the Parliament, that they can modify this norm," he said.
At the meeting, the communes also observed that the municipal ordinances they issue are considered bureaucratic barriers by operators and agencies.
Vilela made it clear that the municipalities appeal to his instance as support, but not as an entity that has competence in the municipalities, because they are autonomous.
Awareness
has been programmed At the meeting it was also contemplated that the fear of the population in the presence of antennas, is due to lack of awareness and dissemination. That is why we will work in an articulated way. Vilela Vargas said that her client acts monthly by measuring non-ionizing radiation points, in order to control the maximum permissible limits.
He pointed out that although this work is not done with the municipalities, from this meeting it has been agreed that the communes inform about the location of the antennas to which they have authorized their installation, in order to make a measurement, and can have a better vision on the subject.
"The important thing is that the work must be done with the representatives of the Juvecos, who agree with the population," he said. Thus, in order to carry out this awareness-raising work, the probable date has been set for July 7 with the commune of Piura; with Castile on the 14th of that month; and with Veintiséis de Octubre and Catacaos for next August.
This work will inform the population about telecommunications, life, health and connectivity, and clarify that non-ionizing radiation is not harmful to people's health.
Data-The
WHO has not established to date that non-ionizing radiation is harmful.
But he has given recommendations on the irresponsible use of cell phones, especially by children, because their bone capacity is not the same as that of adults.
