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Two months after the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) launched the Tarang Sanchar web portal to bring transparency to the issue of cell phone towers and do away with citizens' concerns of radiation, a city-based activist has alleged that the website is "a scam" and does not provide accurate information on Electromagnetic Field (EMF) readings. Walkeshwar resident and anti-radiation activist Prakash Munshi said, "Tarang Sanchar is a complete scam. The information on it is three to six months old. More importantly, the information is certified by the operator and not verified by DoT. It's like a child signing his own leave note at school."