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Base Station Siting

Mobile and wireless communications services need a network of antenna sites to provide geographic coverage and sufficient capacity for consumers.

In response to concerns about possible health risks from radio signals and consistent with existing regulatory frameworks, policies and practices have been developed for base station siting.

We provide a summary listing of voluntary or mandatory codes of practice and other similar documents related to the deployment of radio communications infrastructure, especially mobile communications base stations.

Please provide links to other sources so that we can expand this listing by sending an email to health@gsm.org.

Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure, Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) Code, C564, 2004

Guidelines For Better Visual Outcomes - Low-impact Facilities, Mobile Carriers Forum (Australia), 2001

Guidelines For Local Government: ACIF Code - Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure, URPS and the Mobile Carriers Forum (Australia), January 2006

Agreement Between The Österreichischer Gemeindebund And The Mobile Telephony Providers, Forum Mobilkommunikation (Austria), 29 August 2001

Repository Of Telecommunications Tower Policies, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Environmental Process, Radiofrequency Fields and Land-Use Consultation, Industry Canada, CPC-2-0-03, Issue 3, 24 June 1995

Téléphonie Mobile: Guide des Bonnes Pratiques Entre Maires et Opérateurs, l'Association des Maires de France (AMF) et l'Association Française des Opérateurs Mobiles (AFOM), 28 April 2004

Wie werden Mobilfunknetze geplant und aufgebaut?, Informationszentrum Mobilfunk e. V. (IZMF - Germany)

Protocollo D'intesa Tra ANCI E Ministero Comunicazioni Per Installazione, Monitoraggio, Controllo E Razionalizzazione Impianti Di Stazioni Radio Base (Italy), 17 December 2003

Memorandum Of Understanding Under The National Antenna Policy Concerning Antenna Systems For Mobile Telecommunication Not Requiring Planning Permission, Antenna Bureau of the Netherlands, 13 February 2002

National guidelines for managing the effects of radio frequency transmitters, Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand), Ref. ME377, December 2000

National environmental standards for telecommunications facilities,Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand), 2008/299, September 2008

Technical Specifications for the Installation of Telecommunications Masts and Towers, Nigerian Communications Commission

Code of Conduct and Good Practice for the installation of the equipment which generates electromagnetic fields, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM - Portugal), Resolution of the Assembly of the Republic no. 53/2002, Published in the D.R. no. 178 (Series I - A), of 3 of August 2002

Baz Istasyonlari Ve Mevcut Mevzuatlar Çerçevesinde Uygulamaya Iliskin Bilgiler, Telekomünikasyon Kurumu (Telecommunications authority, Turkey)

Code of Best Practice on Mobile Phone Network Development, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (OPDM - United Kingdom), November 2002

Planning and Development, Mobile Operators Association (MOA - United Kingdom)

Tower and Antenna Siting Issues, Federal Communications Commission (FCC - USA)