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Network coverage, who owns what?

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Old 20-11-2009, 7:11 PM   #1
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Network coverage, who owns what?

Anyone please tell me who out of the UK mobile phone operators own their own network and who is piggy backing?
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O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange and 3 all have their own networks. Everone else piggybacks.
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O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange and 3 all have their own networks. Everone else piggybacks.
Don't discount the fact that Three piggyback on Orange for 2G coverage when Three coverage isn't available.

I think three and TBag also share each others infrastructure to a certain extent and Voda and Orange once had a similar deal.

All the 'virtual' networks, such as Tesco, Asda, Virgin, BT et el piggy back on other networks.
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