Commenting on the recent claim made by the Examinations Department that a project will be launched to disable mobile phone signals within the examination centers at the upcoming G.C.E. Advanced Level examination next month, Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Minister Harin Fernando said that it would not be possible to jam signals from telecommunication towers since it may disturb the communication of the public.
“How many examinations centers are there island wide? If we are to do this, we have to install jammers at all these locations. At how many areas should we do this signal jamming? This seems rather impractical,” Fernando said.
“If we jam the signals from telecommunication towers, it will affect everyone in those areas. It will definitely have a negative impact on business interactions and similar other communications. Therefore, it does not seem practical either,” the Minister added.
Fernando said that a discussion should be held with the Examinations Department and other relevant parties before installing signal jammers at examination centres.
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