Frequently Asked Questions  Why was Sitefinder set up?
Establishing a national database of base stations was a
recommendation from the Independent Expert Group on Mobile
Phones (IEGMP) - also known as the Stewart Group because it was
chaired by Sir William Stewart. This expert group was
commissioned by the Minister for Public Health in April 1999 to
investigated possible hazards posed by mobile phone technology
including base stations.  In response to the IEGMP
recommendation the Government asked the Radiocommunications
Agency (now Ofcom) to set up and manage a national database
giving details of all mobile phone base stations and their
emissions.  The Governments response to the IEGMP report can be
found  Sitefinder was developed in co-operation with the mobile
phone operating companies.  Following its creation Ofcom
inherited the duties of the Radiocommunications Agency and
continued to manage Sitefinder on behalf of Government.  I can't
see any base stations on the Sitefinder maps  The base stations
will