August 19, 2005
Minors get mobile mania in China
Mobile phone usage among teens and preteens has increased very rapidly in Beijing's middle schools and even in primary schools over the past three years, reports China Daily News.
Latest figures show that about 60 per cent of schoolchildren have their own phones, according to statistics published by Beijing Daily late last year.
For most image-conscious children, owning a mobile phone is a sign of maturity and a status symbol. For their parents, the attraction is that they can rely on them as a convenient means to stay in touch with their youngsters.
... A potential safety problem exists in that almost none of the students are aware of the potential radiation hazards emitted from cell phones.
Smaller cell phones are very popular among teens and preteens because they think the smaller the phone, the cooler it is.
But experts said that the smaller the phone is, the more power needs to be transmitted. Therefore, the more power, the more radiation exposure".
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