March 10, 2006
Canadian University Bans Wireless Networking, Citing Health Concerns
The president of Lakehead University, in Ontario, says he will not allow the institution to deploy a wireless network throughout the campus, on the basis that the electromagnetic energy that such systems emit could endanger students' health.
The president, Frederick F. Gilbert, who said he has been concerned about the issue for several years, became particularly alarmed after reading a June 2002 report by three scientists at the California Department of Health Services.
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