$79.6m Fine for Slow 3G Growth
Posted February 28th, 2008 by Alex Ion
British carrier O2 could face a $79.6 fine and the reasons may sound weird for some of us. Country’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced that O2 they had a very slow growth and failed to build their 3G network on time, by the end of 2007.
O2 is one of the five carriers to have a 3G license and by June 30th they should supply up to 80 percent of the British population. Right now they only serve 75.7 percent and though they are well behind rivals such as Vodafone UK/
The company focused on corporate accounts rather than population and mentioned that there should be no difficulty in reaching the goal. Another reason why they didn’t stress about the deadline was that O2 has the most 3G subscribers even if they have a smaller than average coverage.
If they fail to build their network once again, the $79.6 million fine will be applied.
