T-Mobile and 3 have announced that they will be sharing networks in the UK next year. The deal will see 98% of UK mobile phone users having 3G coverage in 2008. A spokesperson from 3 commented that its Mobile Broadband offering is “now set to go from strength to strength in 2008 as it becomes faster, slicker and cheaper.”
As an environmental bonus, the network sharing deal will also see a reduction of 5,000 signal masts around the country.
The joint venture contract will run until the end of 2031, both operators will work as equal partners in planning the development and operation of the integrated access network while remaining competitors in the UK mobile wholesale and retail markets.
T-Mobile and 3 have confirmed that they had been in contact with UK communications regulator Ofcom during the deal and were not aware of any regulations that would block the partnership.
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