It recalled that the commission unequivocally stated that there was no deployment of 5G in Nigeria at the moment.
Danbatta said this in a statement signed by Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
The statement added that NCC had in November 2019 approved trial test for 5G which lasted for a period of three months.The statement explained that the trial among others was to study and observe any health or security challenges the 5G network might present. The statement announced that NCC would maintain its policy of technology neutrality and would encourage service providers to deploy the best technology to meet the needs of society.The statement said this was in view of the recent developments in which misleading materials with no proven evidence were being circulated to link COVID-19 with 5G technology.
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