Quito, Ecuador, 14 August 2013 Electromagnetic Fields Measurement An important tool to empower the public Colombia’s Point of View Oscar León Suarez General Director- National Spectrum Agency Colombia ITU Workshop on “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)” (Quito, Ecuador, 14 August 2013)

Quito, Ecuador, 14 August Community opposition affects infrastructure deployment People worried about possible health hazards Visual Impact Just one person perceives income for space rental Barriers for infrastructure deployment Impact on Quality of Service Affects new technology deployment

Quito, Ecuador, 14 August Strategy Joint work with local authorities and industry to adopt good practices to infrastructure deployment Definition of a national policy Effective communications strategy with the general public Control of Electromagnetic fields exposure limits

Quito, Ecuador, 14 August Communications strategy: Clear and Simple! Comparison with devices known by all citizens Other devices generate more exposure levels than mobile telephony. All of them meet international recommendations x 41 x 144 x 922 x 1 x 393 WiFi Teléfono Inalámbrico Monitor Bebe

Provide tools to the people to verify the exposure levels by themselves Colombian National Monitoring System of Electromagnetic fields More than 21,000 measures in 72 cities: 70% of population. Mapping EMF measurements 43 continuous monitoring stations measuring (7x24) – Largest system implemented in Latin America Portable equipment for specific radio station measurements Quito, Ecuador, 14 August

EMF Information in high impact community locations Quito, Ecuador, 14 August Less than 4% Hospitals Schools

Easy access information granting public control Quito, Ecuador, 14 August % % >50% 0 – 10% % ICNIRP recommendations

Conclusions and Recommendations Quito, Ecuador, 14 August Essential to define a communications strategy with the public based on the needs of each city Provide tools to empower people in order to get a solution in which they can participate