3G Rollout obligations | Ofcom

3G Rollout obligations | Ofcom

Ofcom has published a document re-iterating that 3G licensees must meet their rollout requirements as part of the license obligations (80% population coverage by the end of 2007).

This new document states how Ofcom will measure the rollouts and a timetable etc.

Hutchison 3 have been very vocal about this as they have had to build a network from scratch while the other operators already have 2G networks.

Vodafone and Orange have said they will share infrastructure (which will reduce costs in marginal areas).