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Foot and mouth threatens Europe's first 3G network
date: April 22, 2001 - source by: 
Silicon
Plans to roll out Europe's first 3G mobile network on the Isle of Man
are at risk from the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
BT subsidiary Manx Telecom is planning to switch
on Europe's first 3G networks by the end of May.
However, engineering access to many of the transmitters on the island
is being obstructed by measures aimed at restricting the spread of foot
and mouth disease.
Manx Telecom said in a statement that "three out of 10 base station
sites and 14 additional sites have been subject to access restrictions
during the last nine weeks since the first reported outbreak in the UK."
No case of foot and mouth has yet been recorded on the Isle of Man,
but stringent measures are in place to prevent the virus reaching the
island.
Disinfectant baths are in place at all ports of entry. Access to
many country paths and large areas of hill country is also restricted,
a spokesman for the Manx government confirmed.
Manx Telecom's statement adds: "By arrangement with the
Manx Government and chief veterinary surgeon, Manx Telecom has negotiated
'special access' to most of the restricted sites so that essential
network construction can continue."
However, foot and mouth won't make their job any easier.
"Precautions have included the wearing of special disposable clothing,
disinfection of vehicles, non use of vehicles that have been off-island
since Christmas 2000 and minimizing the number of visits to restricted
areas," said the statement.
Manx Telecom has said that it still expects to be able to switch the network
on by the end of May, and that foot and mouth won't affect it.
However, the network is only due to cover 70 per cent of the island
by that date.
More at risk is the fate of the TT motorcycle racing festival, which
takes place at the end of May and the beginning of June.
Manx Telecom had been hoping to broadcast highlights of the motorbike
races on the network to demonstrate the video capabilities of their new
3G phones.
The TT festival involves thousands of visitors from across Europe bringing
motorcycles to the island and staying in farmyard areas. The risk
of spreading foot and mouth at such an event may be so great that some
or all of the festival will be cancelled.
A decision from the Manx parliament is expected on Tuesday on whether
to cancel the race.
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