New Executive Director for MOA
23 March 2010
John Cooke has joined the MOA as Executive Director following the retirement of Mike Dolan.
He has over twenty years experience in managing legislative and regulatory change, competition issues, crisis management, and reputational programmes.
John’s career has included roles at HBOS, in the financial services industry, and in GlaxoSmithKline, in healthcare sector. He is a former chairman of the Scottish Government's Financial Services Implementation Group (FiSIG), and he has also been a parish councillor, in Kent.
John Cooke said; "I am delighted to be joining the MOA, and this exciting sector. Mobile communications are part of our way of life, and are vital to the UK economy."
Notes to Editors
1. The Mobile Operators Association (MOA), formerly the FEI, was set up to represent the five UK mobile phone network operators - 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone - on radio frequency health and planning issues. The MOA website is: www.mobilemastinfo.com
2. For more information please contact Christine Jude 020 7331 2029, 07714 241924, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
4 Million Mobile Broadband Connections
Mobile phones cannot work without a network of base stations (masts). There are approximately 52,500 base stations in the UK. An Ipsos MORI survey for MOA (May 2010) showed that almost three quarters of people understood that masts are essential if they are to access the services they require. Mobile telecommunications are vital for the UK’s economic competitiveness and in promoting social inclusion. There are now over 81 million mobile connections in the UK. Over 4.8 million customers now access mobile broadband services via a laptop and dongle, and 28 per cent of UK adults use their mobile phones for internet access.
No Established Health Effects
Mobile phones operate by using radio waves, similar to those that have been widely used for decades, for example in radio, TV and radar signals. A large number of studies over the last two decades have found no clear evidence of adverse health effects from the use of mobile phones or from phone masts.