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Glamorgan
Wales Created: 11 Jul 2005
Barry.
Orange denial - truth or more lies? Mast work has full permission Created: 19 Jun 2005 Mast work has full permission
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Orange has denied claims by a Barry resident whose home is near one of its mobile phone masts
that the firm was adding equipment at the site without planning permission.
Angie Homers, of The Heathers, has been campaigning with other residents on the estate against proposals by Orange to share
the mast with Vodafone and 02.
On Tuesday, June 7, she saw two men working on the mast, which is located in the grounds of Barry Technical College.
Mrs Homer said: "I believe they were not maintaining or upgrading the mast, but were in fact adding equipment ready for 02 and Vodafone."
Orange have strenuously denied this.
A spokesman for the company said: "Orange understands that there was some concern in regard to engineering work that took place on
the existing telecommunications mast at Barry Technical College.
"Orange confirms that this work was in connection with an upgrade to its existing equipment, and was not related to Vodafone or 02.
"Planning permission for an Orange upgrade on the site was granted in December 2001. The details may be viewed on the (local authority)
public land registry."
He added: "As a mobile phone operator with some 14 million customers, we need to provide the most up-to-date service and technology available.
"The new 3G system will allow data as well as the existing voice and text transmission services."
* A drop-in session for concerned residents is being held at Barry College tonight (Thursday, June 16) from 6 to 8pm.
The session, organised by Orange as part of their pre-application consultation process, will give people the opportunity to express their concerns about the mast on a one-to-one basis with company representatives.
This is Barry 17.06.05

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