Out of great concern for the health of our fellow human beings do we - as established physicians of all fields, especially that of environmental medicine - turn to the medical establishment and those in public health and political domains, as well as to the public . . .

" . . . Above all, we are, as doctors, the advocates for our patients. In the interest of all those concerned, whose basic right to life and freedom from bodily harm is currently being put at stake, we appeal to those in the spheres of politics and public health. Please support the following demands with your influence:

• New health-friendly communications techniques, given independent risk assessments before their introduction and, as immediate measures and transitional steps: 

• Stricter safety limits and major reduction of sender output and HFMR pollution on a justifiable scale, especially in areas of sleep and convalescence 

• A say on the part of local citizens and communities regarding the placing of antennae (which in a democracy should be taken for granted) 

• Education of the public, especially of mobile telephone users, regarding the health risks of electromagnetic fields 

• Ban on mobile telephone use by small children, and restrictions on use by adolescents 

• Ban on mobile telephone use and digital cordless (DECT) telephones in pre-schools, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, events halls, public buildings and vehicles (as with the ban on smoking) 

• Mobile telephone and HFMR-free zones (as with auto-free areas) 

• Revision of DECT standards for cordless telephones with the goal of reducing radiation intensity and limiting actual use time, as well as avoiding the biologically critical HFMR pulsation 

• Industry-independent research, finally with the inclusion of amply available critical research results and our medical observations