…commisssion displays aproved Mobile Devices on Website
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has frowned against the sales and use of substandard mobile devices in the country.
Consequently, the commission has displayed the approved type of mobile devices on its website for Nigerians to cross check before purchasing any device.
The Director of Technical and Network Integrity, Engr. Bako Wakil who disclosed this said that the type approval process of the NCC for mobile device was instituted by the Commission to prevent the proliferation of substandard mobile device in the country.
Wakil stressed that the proliferation of substandard mobile devices are not allowed into the Nigerian telecoms industry; explaining that if mobile devices are not properly regulated in the industry, it will bring some challenges to the users.
He also stated that substandard mobile devices has the potential of causing harm to the user because of the radiation that it emits.
Besides, he said uch devices have the potential to introduce noise into the telecoms network.
He traced the poor network quality services experienced by subscribers to the use substandard mobile telephone handset urging Nigerians to always look up the list of type approved mobile telephone handsets in the country.
He noted that any device that is going to be connected to the national network has been approved by the NCC according to the required standard.
He blamed the country’s porous borders for the in flock of substandard mobile devices in the country saying that since they are cheaper, people go for them without noticing the danger in using them.
