Operators of mobile telephony services are required to hold a licence, granted by my Department, under section 111 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983. These licences authorise the provision of service and the building of the necessary telecommunications infrastructure including masts and cell sites.
The licences also require that operators comply with the internationally accepted standards in relation to emissions of non-ionising electromagnetic radiation. The Director of Telecommunications Regulation who will be appointed shortly pursuant to the Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1996 will, in the context of his/her function of ensuring compliance with licence conditions, have responsibility to arrange monitoring of such emissions.