Chief Executive Officer of eBusiness Life, Mrs. Ufuoma
Emuophedaro, who disclosed this said that the environmental and health
implications of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS), otherwise called Base
Stations, have been a source of debate in the past and would be the topic of a
conference.
The conference, she said, would hold on Thursday, November
17, 2011 in Lagos, would throw more light on the environmental implications of
siting telecommunication base stations.
She noted that there is a need to bring to fore the
contentions surrounding BTS siting, adding that the forum would be an
opportunity to bring all stakeholders to a roundtable on the impacts on the
health and psyche of Nigerians.
“With over 10,000 base stations around the country and more
coming up, also with the issue of infrastructure co-location heating up in the
industry, the need to find ways of reducing cost and improving services without
necessarily endangering or compromising the health of Nigerians or
environmental friendliness of the country should be our focus,” she said.
The forum which has as its theme, “BTS and Our Health and
Environment” she said, would draw speakers from the Ministry of the
Environment, telecom operators, regulatory agencies, engineering sector,
service providers and health professionals among others.
According to Mrs. Emuopedaro, the main objective of the
event is to demystify the effect of Base Stations and educate Nigerians about
the BTS as regards the environment.
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