In message , at 07:31:20 on Mon,
19 Mar 2012, Clive remarked:
It sounds like similar nonsense still afflicts the UK, which could
explain why your coverage is so spotty: there is no incentive for
carriers to improve it.
I remember a few years ago that because coverage was so sparse in north
west Scotland that the gov'mint wanted service providers to share masts
there. Anyone know what became of this?

I don't know (assuming you mean sharing of base stations), but sharing
of *masts* has been common for a long time all over the country. Each
mast having more than one set of equipment on it.
--
Roland Perry