Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Professor Umaru Garba Danbatta gave the advice at the occasion marking NCC special day in the ongoing 37th Kaduna International Trade Fair.
Professor Danbatta, represented by Hajia Maryam Bayi, debunked insinuation that telecom facilities like masts and towers pose health hazards to residents around such facilities, saying cell phones, pose greater health risks than masts.
“Today, there are different types of handset in the market. Some of these devices have been used and dropped in the other parts of the world. Some are devices that did not meet international benchmarks for safety and other requirements.
“The commission has a list of type approved handsets in its websites. These are models ascertained to be of international standards and do not affect the quality of services in the networks.”
He insisted that second hand devices pose health risk to the users and degrade quality of service even as he advised telecom consumers to be wary of the sources of telecom devices they use.
On the telecom facilities, Professor Danbatta said, World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed insinuation that masts pose health risk to people living around. [myad]
