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A town in US where WiFi, TV, radio, cellphones are banned

New Delhi: It is home to the world premiere astronomical telescope The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, or GBT operating from centimeter to millimeter wavelengths but WiFi, TV, radio, and cellphones are banned here,

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 04, 2013 7:32 IST


The area has been popular with people who believe that they are suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity - a term for those who believe they are being exposed to radio waves from electronic devices which leave them with health problems.

Radio,  TV, WiFi, cellphones or Bluetooth are banned here because scientists use this space to project satellites into space for research, and they can't have waves from personal electronic devices interrupting their signals.
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