diff --git a/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data.h b/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data.h
index 1ca3bc9..cc08483 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -185,10 +185,43 @@
 
 #include "gsm_data_shared.h"
 
+enum {
+	BTS_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL,
+	BTS_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL,
+	BTS_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL,
+	BTS_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR,
+	BTS_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL,
+	BTS_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL,
+	BTS_CTR_CODEC_AMR_F,
+	BTS_CTR_CODEC_AMR_H,
+	BTS_CTR_CODEC_EFR,
+	BTS_CTR_CODEC_V1_FR,
+	BTS_CTR_CODEC_V1_HR,
+};
+
+static const struct rate_ctr_desc bts_ctr_description[] = {
+	[BTS_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL] = 		{"chreq.total", "Received channel requests."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL] = 		{"chreq.no_channel", "Sent to MS no channel available."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL] = 		{"chan.rf_fail", "Received a RF failure indication from BTS."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR] = 		{"chan.rll_err", "Received a RLL failure with T200 cause from BTS."},
+	[BTS_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL] = 		{"oml_fail", "Received a TEI down on a OML link."},
+	[BTS_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL] = 		{"rsl_fail", "Received a TEI down on a OML link."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CODEC_AMR_F] =			{"codec_amr_f", "Count the usage of AMR/F codec by channel mode requested."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CODEC_AMR_H] =			{"codec_amr_h", "Count the usage of AMR/H codec by channel mode requested."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CODEC_EFR] = 			{"codec_efr", "Count the usage of EFR codec by channel mode requested."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CODEC_V1_FR] =			{"codec_fr", "Count the usage of FR codec by channel mode requested."},
+	[BTS_CTR_CODEC_V1_HR] =			{"codec_hr", "Count the usage of HR codec by channel mode requested."},
+};
+
+static const struct rate_ctr_group_desc bts_ctrg_desc = {
+	"bts",
+	"base transceiver station",
+	OSMO_STATS_CLASS_GLOBAL,
+	ARRAY_SIZE(bts_ctr_description),
+	bts_ctr_description,
+};
 
 enum {
-	BSC_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL,
-	BSC_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL,
 	BSC_CTR_HANDOVER_ATTEMPTED,
 	BSC_CTR_HANDOVER_NO_CHANNEL,
 	BSC_CTR_HANDOVER_TIMEOUT,
@@ -198,20 +231,9 @@
 	BSC_CTR_PAGING_DETACHED,
 	BSC_CTR_PAGING_COMPLETED,
 	BSC_CTR_PAGING_EXPIRED,
-	BSC_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL,
-	BSC_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR,
-	BSC_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL,
-	BSC_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL,
-	BSC_CTR_CODEC_AMR_F,
-	BSC_CTR_CODEC_AMR_H,
-	BSC_CTR_CODEC_EFR,
-	BSC_CTR_CODEC_V1_FR,
-	BSC_CTR_CODEC_V1_HR,
 };
 
 static const struct rate_ctr_desc bsc_ctr_description[] = {
-	[BSC_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL] = 		{"chreq.total", "Received channel requests."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL] = 		{"chreq.no_channel", "Sent to MS no channel available."},
 	[BSC_CTR_HANDOVER_ATTEMPTED] = 		{"handover.attempted", "Received handover attempts."},
 	[BSC_CTR_HANDOVER_NO_CHANNEL] = 		{"handover.no_channel", "Sent no channel available responses."},
 	[BSC_CTR_HANDOVER_TIMEOUT] = 		{"handover.timeout", "Count the amount of timeouts of timer T3103."},
@@ -221,15 +243,6 @@
 	[BSC_CTR_PAGING_DETACHED] = 		{"paging.detached", "Counts the amount of paging attempts which couldn't sent out any paging request because no responsible bts found."},
 	[BSC_CTR_PAGING_COMPLETED] = 		{"paging.completed", "Paging successful completed."},
 	[BSC_CTR_PAGING_EXPIRED] = 		{"paging.expired", "Paging Request expired because of timeout T3113."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL] = 		{"chan.rf_fail", "Received a RF failure indication from BTS."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR] = 		{"chan.rll_err", "Received a RLL failure with T200 cause from BTS."},
-	[BSC_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL] = 		{"bts.oml_fail", "Received a TEI down on a OML link."},
-	[BSC_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL] = 		{"bts.rsl_fail", "Received a TEI down on a OML link."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CODEC_AMR_F] =			{"bts.codec_amr_f", "Count the usage of AMR/F codec by channel mode requested."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CODEC_AMR_H] =			{"bts.codec_amr_h", "Count the usage of AMR/H codec by channel mode requested."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CODEC_EFR] = 			{"bts.codec_efr", "Count the usage of EFR codec by channel mode requested."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CODEC_V1_FR] =			{"bts.codec_fr", "Count the usage of FR codec by channel mode requested."},
-	[BSC_CTR_CODEC_V1_HR] =			{"bts.codec_hr", "Count the usage of HR codec by channel mode requested."},
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data_shared.h b/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data_shared.h
index d7514ca..e762c24 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data_shared.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/bsc/gsm_data_shared.h
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@
 	/* PCU socket state */
 	char *pcu_sock_path;
 	struct pcu_sock_state *pcu_state;
+
+	struct rate_ctr_group *bts_ctrs;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c b/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c
index 9968602..fbaaf09 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
 	if (lchan->type == GSM_LCHAN_TCH_H) {
 		switch (lchan->tch_mode) {
 		case GSM48_CMODE_SPEECH_AMR:
-			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CODEC_AMR_H]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CODEC_AMR_H]);
 			break;
 		case GSM48_CMODE_SPEECH_V1:
-			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CODEC_V1_HR]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CODEC_V1_HR]);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@
 	} else if (lchan->type == GSM_LCHAN_TCH_F) {
 		switch (lchan->tch_mode) {
 		case GSM48_CMODE_SPEECH_AMR:
-			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CODEC_AMR_F]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CODEC_AMR_F]);
 			break;
 		case GSM48_CMODE_SPEECH_V1:
-			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CODEC_V1_FR]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CODEC_V1_FR]);
 			break;
 		case GSM48_CMODE_SPEECH_EFR:
-			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CODEC_EFR]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CODEC_EFR]);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@
 				TLVP_LEN(&tp, RSL_IE_CAUSE));
 
 	LOGPC(DRSL, LOGL_NOTICE, "\n");
-	rate_ctr_inc(&msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL]);
+	rate_ctr_inc(&msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL]);
 	return rsl_rf_chan_release_err(msg->lchan);
 }
 
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@
 	 * request reference RA */
 	lctype = get_ctype_by_chreq(bts->network, rqd_ref->ra);
 
-	rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL]);
+	rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL]);
 
 	/*
 	 * We want LOCATION UPDATES to succeed and will assign a TCH
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@
 	if (!lchan) {
 		LOGP(DRSL, LOGL_NOTICE, "BTS %d CHAN RQD: no resources for %s 0x%x\n",
 		     msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts->nr, gsm_lchant_name(lctype), rqd_ref->ra);
-		rate_ctr_inc(&bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL]);
+		rate_ctr_inc(&bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL]);
 		/* FIXME gather multiple CHAN RQD and reject up to 4 at the same time */
 		if (bts->network->T3122)
 			rsl_send_imm_ass_rej(bts, 1, rqd_ref, bts->network->T3122 & 0xff);
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@
 	rll_indication(msg->lchan, rllh->link_id, BSC_RLLR_IND_ERR_IND);
 
 	if (rlm_cause == RLL_CAUSE_T200_EXPIRED) {
-		rate_ctr_inc(&msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR]);
+		rate_ctr_inc(&msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR]);
 		return rsl_rf_chan_release_err(msg->lchan);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c b/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
index 1874200..2fb3842 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@
 		LOGP(DLMI, LOGL_ERROR, "Lost some E1 TEI link: %d %p\n", isd->link_type, trx);
 
 		if (isd->link_type == E1INP_SIGN_OML)
-			rate_ctr_inc(&trx->bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&trx->bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL]);
 		else if (isd->link_type == E1INP_SIGN_RSL)
-			rate_ctr_inc(&trx->bts->network->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL]);
+			rate_ctr_inc(&trx->bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL]);
 
 		/*
 		 * free all allocated channels. change the nm_state so the
diff --git a/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c b/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
index 3f3935c..42b7165 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -321,6 +321,19 @@
 	bts_chan_load(&pl, bts);
 	vty_out(vty, "  Current Channel Load:%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 	dump_pchan_load_vty(vty, "    ", &pl);
+
+	vty_out(vty, "Channel Requests        : %"PRIu64" total, %"PRIu64" no channel%s",
+		bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL].current,
+		bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL].current,
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "Channel Failures        : %"PRIu64" rf_failures, %"PRIu64" rll failures%s",
+		bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL].current,
+		bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR].current,
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "BTS failures            : %"PRIu64" OML, %"PRIu64" RSL%s",
+		bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL].current,
+		bts->bts_ctrs->ctr[BTS_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL].current,
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
 }
 
 DEFUN(show_bts, show_bts_cmd, "show bts [<0-255>]",
@@ -3781,23 +3794,11 @@
 
 void openbsc_vty_print_statistics(struct vty *vty, struct gsm_network *net)
 {
-	vty_out(vty, "Channel Requests        : %"PRIu64" total, %"PRIu64" no channel%s",
-		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHREQ_TOTAL].current,
-		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHREQ_NO_CHANNEL].current,
-		VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "Channel Failures        : %"PRIu64" rf_failures, %"PRIu64" rll failures%s",
-		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHAN_RF_FAIL].current,
-		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_CHAN_RLL_ERR].current,
-		VTY_NEWLINE);
 	vty_out(vty, "Paging                  : %"PRIu64" attempted, %"PRIu64" complete, %"PRIu64" expired%s",
 		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_PAGING_ATTEMPTED].current,
 		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_PAGING_COMPLETED].current,
 		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_PAGING_EXPIRED].current,
 		VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "BTS failures            : %"PRIu64" OML, %"PRIu64" RSL%s",
-		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_BTS_OML_FAIL].current,
-		net->bsc_ctrs->ctr[BSC_CTR_BTS_RSL_FAIL].current,
-		VTY_NEWLINE);
 }
 
 DEFUN(drop_bts,
diff --git a/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c b/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
index e4ae339..2f7e7e3 100644
--- a/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
+++ b/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
@@ -346,9 +346,17 @@
 	memcpy(&bts->gprs.cell.rlc_cfg, &rlc_cfg_default,
 		sizeof(bts->gprs.cell.rlc_cfg));
 
+	/* init statistics */
+	bts->bts_ctrs = rate_ctr_group_alloc(bts, &bts_ctrg_desc, 0);
+	if (!bts->bts_ctrs) {
+		talloc_free(bts);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* create our primary TRX */
 	bts->c0 = gsm_bts_trx_alloc(bts);
 	if (!bts->c0) {
+		talloc_free(bts->bts_ctrs);
 		talloc_free(bts);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am b/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am
index 23c2b67..dd20ddb 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 	$(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBOSMOCTRL_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBOSMOSIGTRAN_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOLEGACYMGCP_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBCRYPTO_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBRARY_GSM) \
 	-lrt \