Vodafone UK has belatedly meet its regulatory requirements for 3G network coverage. Last November, the telecoms regulator, Ofcom said that most of the UK networks had met the an obligation to cover 90% of UK homes by June 2013 -- but that Vodafone had achieved just 88.66% coverage.
Vodafone subsequently agreed plans with Ofcom to bring itself into compliance with the 3G coverage obligation by the end of 2013. Following a further coverage assessment, Ofcom has now found that Vodafone met its obligation ahead of this deadline.
Ofcom said that it takes the requirements of its licensees very seriously, and breaches of these obligations can incur a penalty. In this case, once informed by Ofcom, Vodafone provided a plan to address the shortfall. This involved work to upgrade 129 mobile transmitter sites, which was completed on time.
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