Residents against the siting of a 3G mobile phone mast near their homes plan to voice their opposition to phone company T-Mobile on Thursday. The company hopes to build a 15m mast on farmland near a school and housing estate in Hoghton, Lancashire.
A representative from T-Mobile will be available to meet residents in a drop-in session one-to-one from 1600 to 1900 BST at Coupe Green Primary School.
But opponents believe the company should have a public meeting.
Campaigner Chris Nelson said residents were concerned about the siting of the masts near a housing estate and Coupe Green school.
'Time waster'
"Other groups have told us that these one-to-one meetings are a waste of time," he said.
"We are expecting more than 150 people going along and not everybody will get a chance to have their say," he said.
An email sent to Mr Nelson from the company said the drop-in sessions followed a code of conduct agreed with the government.
"In our experience we find that members of the community prefer the one-to-one type of meeting to address their own issues at a time which suits them, rather than the public meeting which often becomes confrontational and counter productive," said John Carwardine, Community Affairs Manager with T-Mobile (UK).
A T-Mobile spokesman told the BBC: "Based on over 40 years of research, T-Mobile is confident that its base stations, operating within strict national and international guidelines (recognised by the World Health Organisation), do not present a health risk to any member of the public."
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