The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advanced reason for the poor Global Services Mobile ,GSM services, subscribers experienced across the country.
On Wednesday in Kano, NCC’s vice-chairman, Professor Umar Danbatta, stated at a workshop on electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure organized by the commission that the country is short of 42, 000 masts, adding that the public is in panic about living in neighbourhood where masts are mounted.
He said: “Nigeria has only 38,000 Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) spread across the country, as against the total estimated national requirement of about 80,000 BTS.
“We need more masts across the country to improve services. Members of the public should therefore allow service providers to erect more masts so that the GSM services can improve.
“NCC organized the workshop in order to enlighten the public about the radiation being generated from GSM masts. Experts in the field of radiation will brainstorm during the workshop and come up with useful information that will help the public understand how the masts work,” he said.
